Ernesto Figueiredo
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ernesto de Figueiredo Cordeiro[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1937[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tomar, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 December 2025 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Alcobaça, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Matrena | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1959 | União Tomar | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Cernache | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1968 | Sporting CP | 155 | (100) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Vitória Setúbal | 41 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1969 | Portugal | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Ernesto de Figueiredo Cordeiro (6 July 1937 – 13 December 2025) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Tomar, Santarém District, Figueiredo arrived at Sporting CP in summer 1960 from amateurs União Desportiva e Recreativa de Cernache, aged already 23.[2] He scored 17 goals in only 24 games in his first season with his new team, good enough for Primeira Liga runner-up accolades.
At the end of the 1965–66 campaign, Figueiredo finished joint-top scorer alongside S.L. Benfica's Eusébio – both at 25 goals – but his team won the league by one point.[3] He netted 147 times in 232 competitive appearances during his tenure; additionally, in the 1963–64 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he featured in the final against MTK Budapest FC, won after a replay and with the player scoring twice in the first match (3–3 draw).[4]
Nicknamed Altafini of Cernache while at the Estádio José Alvalade,[3] Figueiredo retired in 1970 after two years with Vitória de Setúbal also in the top division.[5] Subsequently, he worked as a taxi driver.[3]
International career
Figueiredo earned six caps for Portugal,[6] making his debut on 21 June 1966 in a friendly with Denmark. He was selected by manager Otto Glória for his 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, being an unused member for the third-placed team.[7]
Death
Figueiredo died on 13 December 2025, at the age of 88.[8]
