Eduardo Cerqueira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Cerqueira | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1938 | SC Sacavém | ||
| 1938–1941 | GD “Os Fósforos" | ||
| 1941–1942 | SL Monte Pedral | ||
| 1942–1949 | Benfica | 48 | (0) |
| 1949–1956 | Vitória de Guimarães | 129 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Cerqueira (born 31 March 1921) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a full back.
He was most known for representing Benfica during the 1940s and Vitória de Guimarães in the following decade. He won the Primeira Divisão with Benfica in 1944–45.
Career[edit]
Born in Lisbon, Cerqueira career started in 1937 at SC Sacavém.[1] A year later, he moved to GD “Os Fósforos", where he stayed for three years, until he joined Sport Lisboa e Monte Pedral in 1941. After only one season there, János Biri took him to Benfica.[1] He made his debut for Benfica on 6 February 1944, against Salgueiros.[2][3] The following year, Cerqueira joined Gaspar Pinto in the center of the defence and played 21 games on the way to his first Primeira Divisão title.[4][5] Despite remaining in the starting eleven, the partnership with Artur Teixeira in 1945–46 was an unsuccessful one, as Benfica failed to win any silverware.[6][7]
In 1946–47, Félix and Fernandes displaced him and Artur out of the first team, and he saw his playing time drop to one game.[8][9] However, in 1947–48, Cerqueira made a comeback, battling with Fernandes and Jacinto for a place in the starting eleven, playing 12 games, all in the Primeira Divisão.[10] In 1948-49, in what would be his last season at Benfica, he played one game, losing the competition to Fernandes, Félix and Jacinto.[11] Afterwards, Cerqueira moved to Vitória de Guimarães where he reunited with Janos Biri, becoming an important played in the "Vitorianos", representing them in 130 games.[1]
Honours[edit]
- Benfica[2]
References[edit]
General
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ^ a b c "Cerqueira". Glórias do Passado (in Portuguese). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 696.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 185.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 189.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 194.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 195.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 200.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 201.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 207.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 213.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 219.