Tamanqueiro (Portuguese footballer)

Tamanqueiro

Personal information
Full name	Raul Soares de Figueiredo
Date of birth	22 January 1903
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death	3 December 1941 (aged 38)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–1924	Académico Porto
1924–1927	Olhanense
1927–1931	Benfica
National team
1925–1930	Portugal	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Raul Soares de Figueiredo, aka Tamanqueiro (born 22 January 1903 in Lisbon - died 3 December 1941), was a Portuguese footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Football career

During his short senior career, Tamanqueiro played for Académico do Porto, S.C. Olhanense and S.L. Benfica. He gained 17 caps for the Portugal national team.

Having made his debut on 17 May 1925, in a 0–2 defeat against Spain in Lisbon, Tamanqueiro appeared for the nation at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

References

1. Tamanqueiro – FIFA competition record

External links

• Benfica stats at Ser Benfiquista (Portuguese)
• International stats at Eu-Football
• Portugal - Record International Players; at RSSSF
• WorldFootball profile
• Tamanqueiro at footballzz.co.uk