Jorge Tavares (footballer, born 1905)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Gonçalves Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1951 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1932 | Benfica | 93 | (37) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1929 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Gonçalves Tavares (21 January 1905 – 1951) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Tavares joined S.L. Benfica at the age of 19. He made his official debut on 19 October 1924, against C.F. Os Belenenses.[1]
Used mainly as a centre forward, Tavares was consistently one of the Lisbon team's top scorers, ranking first in the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons.[2] He helped the club conquer its first national titles, the 1930 and 1931 Campeonato de Portugal, and retired on 26 January 1932 at the age of 27.
International career
[edit]Tavares gained three caps for Portugal in nearly three years, his first coming on 18 April 1926 in a 2–4 friendly loss to France. He was an unused squad member at the 1928 Football Olympic tournament.[3]
References
[edit]General
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 720.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 85-119.
- ^ "Jorge Tavares". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jorge Tavares at EU-Football.info
- Jorge Tavares at WorldFootball.net
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