Tamanqueiro (Portuguese footballer) explained

Tamanqueiro
Fullname:Raul Soares de Figueiredo
Birth Date:22 January 1903
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Position:Midfielder
Years1:?–1924
Years2:1924–1927
Years3:1927–1931
Clubs1:Académico Porto
Clubs2:Olhanense
Clubs3:Benfica
Nationalyears1:1925–1930
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:0

Raul Soares de Figueiredo (22 January 1903 – 3 December 1941), known as Tamanqueiro, was Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

During his short senior career, Tamanqueiro played for Académico do Porto, S.C. Olhanense and S.L. Benfica. He gained 17 caps for the Portugal national team.

Having made his debut on 17 May 1925, in a 0–2 defeat against Spain in Lisbon, Tamanqueiro appeared for the nation at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tamanqueiro . Olympedia . 13 September 2021.