Rogério Pipi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogério Lantres de Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Left winger, Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Chelas | |||
| 1942–1947 | Benfica | 76 | (57) |
| 1947 | Botafogo | ||
| 1948–1952 | Benfica | 136 | |
| Oriental | (68) | ||
| National team | |||
| Portugal | 15 | (2) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Rogério Lantres de Carvalho (born 7 December 1922), known as Rogério Pipi, is a retired Portuguese footballer known for representing S.L. Benfica and Portugal national team.
Born in Lisbon he began his career in the local club Chelas. Carvalho signed with Benfica in 1942. He played 12 seasons in the club, excepting a period in 1947, when he played with Brazilian side Botafogo. He was one of the victims, so to speak, of the Otto Gloria's professionalism, and he left Benfica in 1954, because he did not want to quit his job, and finished his career in another local club, Oriental.
He played as a left-winger, and was one of the most gifted Portuguese footballers in the 1940s and beginning of the 1950s. He won three national championships, six Portuguese cups, and one Latin Cup. He capped 15 times for Portugal, scoring two goals.
Rogério Carvalho is a historic name of Benfica's football History: he played 310 games and scored 210 goals. He holds today the record of the best scorer of the Portuguese cup finals, with 15 goals.
Honours
- Benfica[1]
- Primeira Liga: 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50
- Taça de Portugal (6): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53
- Latin Cup: 1949–50
References
External links
- Rogério Pipi profile at ForaDeJogo
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