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.
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]