José César Ferreira

César Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	José César Ferreira
Date of birth	10 April 1916
Place of birth	Vila do Bispo, Portugal
Date of death	Deceased
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1937–1944	Benfica	50	(0)
Total		50	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

José César Ferreira (10 April 1916 – deceased) was a Portuguese footballer who played as midfielder.

Career

Born in Vila do Bispo, near Sagres, Ferreira arrived at Benfica in 1938, making his debut on 22 December of the same year, against Casa Pia.^[1] Although Albino, Gaspar Pinto and Francisco Ferreira left him little chance to play in his first season,^[2] in the following years he gradually gained importance, playing 16 league games in 1941–42,^[3] 13 in 1942–43 and 17 in 1943–44.^[4][5] From 1944, with the breakthrough of Francisco Moreira,^[6] his playing time was cut significantly and he left the club in 1946 with six major titles won in 111 appearances in all competitions.^[1]

Honours

Benfica^[1]

• Primeira Divisão: 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45
• Taça de Portugal: 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44

References

General

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

1. Tovar 2012, p. 698.
2. Tovar 2012, p. 151.
3. Tovar 2012, p. 176.
4. Tovar 2012, p. 182.
5. Tovar 2012, p. 188.
6. Tovar 2012, p. 189.

External links

• José César Ferreira profile at ForaDeJogo
• Profile at Serbenfiquista.com