Francisco_Rodrigues_(Portuguese_footballer)

Francisco Rodrigues (Portuguese footballer)

Francisco Rodrigues (Portuguese footballer)

Portuguese footballer

Not to be confused with Francisco Palmeiro.

Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues (26 July 1914[1] – date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Palmeiro and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
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Career

Rodrigues played for Benfica between 1939 and 1942, and moved to Vitória de Setúbal where he won two Bota de Prata awards (league top scorer), becoming the first player to win it two straight outright times.[2] While at Benfica, he scored 9 goals against city rivals, Sporting CP.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Malheiro, João (November 2009). O Império Vermelho - A história completa do Benfica [The Red Empire - The complete history of Benfica] (in Portuguese). Statistics by Rui Malheiro. Portugal: QuidNovi. p. 48. ISBN 978-989-628-170-0.
  2. [2]
    Claro, Paulo (16 June 2016). "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    The best scorers ever (archived). Retrieved 5 October 2016


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