Francisco Palmeiro
Portuguese footballer (1932–2017)
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Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues (16 October 1932 – 22 January 2017), known as Palmeiro, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1932[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arronches, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2017 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Arronches | ||
| 1949–1951 | O Elvas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Portalegrense | ||
| 1953–1961 | Benfica | 87 | (31) |
| 1961–1963 | Atlético | 48 | (10) |
| 1963–1965 | Almada | ||
| 1965–1966 | Pescadores | ||
| 1966–1967 | Monte Caparica | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Portugal | 3 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Palmeiro was born in Arronches, Portalegre District. For eight years of his senior career he played with Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica, leaving in 1961 after the emergence of Eusébio. Over the course of nine seasons, he amassed competition totals of 135 games and 41 goals – he also represented Atlético Clube de Portugal in the top division – and won three national championships and as many Taça de Portugal trophies with his main club.
Palmeiro was the first player to score a goal at the original Estádio da Luz, and was also the first Benfica player to do so in the European Cup, in a match against Sevilla FC in the 1957–58 campaign.[2]
International career
Death
Palmeiro died on 22 January 2017, aged 84.[5]
Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60[2]
- Taça de Portugal: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59[2]
