Manuel Vasques

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Manuel Vasques
Personal information
Full name Manuel Soeiro Vasques
Date of birth (1926-07-29)29 July 1926
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death 10 July 2003(2003-07-10) (aged 76)
Place of death Portugal
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1946 CUF
1946–1959 Sporting CP 278 (190)
1959–1960 Atlético 4 (1)
Total 282 (191)
International career
1948–1957 Portugal 26 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Vasques joined Sporting CP in 1946, from local club G.D. CUF. During his spell in Lisbon he appeared in 349 games all competitions comprised and scored 225 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) that also included Albano, Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo and José Travassos and winning ten major titles, including eight Primeira Liga championships.[1]

In the 1950–51 season, Vasques led the scoring charts at 29 goals to help the Lions win the domestic league 11 ahead of second-placed FC Porto.[2][3]

International career

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Vasques won 26 caps for the Portugal national team over nine years, netting eight times. His debut came on 21 March 1948 in a 3–0 friendly loss against Spain, in Madrid.

Personal life

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Vasques' uncle, Manuel Soeiro, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.[4]

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