Manuel Vasques

Manuel Vasques
Manuel Vasques
Personal information
Full name Manuel Soeiro Vasques
Date of birth 29 July 1926
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death 10 July 2003
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943-1946 GD CUF
1946-1959 Sporting CP 278 (191)
1959-1960 Atlético 4 (1)
National team
1948-1957 Portugal 26 ((7))
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 - 10 July 2003), born in Barreiro, Portugal, was a Portuguese football player who played as forward, for Sporting CP in the 1940s and 1950s. Vasques was the Portuguese league topscorer in the season 1950/51. He was one of the famous Cinco Violinos (Five Violins), that included José Travassos, António Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo and Albano.

International career

Manuel Vasques played 26 caps and scored 7 goals for the Portugal national team. He made his debut against Spain at 21 March 1948 in a 2-0 defeat in Madrid, in a friendly match. He played his last game 16 June 1957 in São Paulo against Brazil in a 3-0 defeat, in another friendly.

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