Albano (footballer)

Albano

Personal information
Full name	Albano Narciso Pereira
Date of birth	21 December 1922
Place of birth	Seixal, Portugal
Date of death	5 March 1990 (aged 67)
Place of death	Portugal
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Seixal
	Barreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1941–1943	Seixal
1943–1957	Sporting CP	242	(117)
National team
1947–1954	Portugal	15	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Albano Narciso Pereira (21 December 1922 – 5 March 1990), known simply as Albano, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Seixal, Setúbal District, Albano joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1943 at the age of 20, from local Seixal FC. During his spell with the Lisbon club, he appeared in 334 games all competitions comprised and scored 162 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) that also included António Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo, José Travassos and Manuel Vasques and winning eight Primeira Liga championships and four Taça de Portugal trophies.

In the 1952–53 season, Albano netted a career-best 19 goals to help the Lions win the domestic league ahead of S.L. Benfica. He retired in 1957 at the age of 34, subsequently returning to his hometown.^[1][2]

International career

Albano gained 15 caps for the Portuguese national team during seven years, scoring three times. His debut came on 5 January 1947 in a 2–2 friendly draw with Switzerland, in the Portuguese capital.

References

1. "Albano" (in Portuguese). Wiki Sporting. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
2. "O dia em que os cinco violinos marcaram 12 golos" [The day the five violins scored 12 goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

External links

• Albano at footballzz.co.uk
• Albano profile at ForaDeJogo
• Albano at National-Football-Teams.com
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football