Eduardo José Corona

Eduardo José Corona (1 September 1925 – 22 March 2008) was a Portuguese footballer who played as forward.

Corona
Personal information
Full name Eduardo José Corona
Date of birth 1 September 1925
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death 22 March 2008(2008-03-22) (aged 82)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1941–1943 Sporting Lavradiense
1943–1945 Luso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1953 Benfica 102 (37)
1953–1955 Braga 51 (22)
1955–1957 Vitória de Setúbal 12 (3)
1957–1958 Barreirense 16 (3)
1958–1959 Coruchense
1959–1960 União de Tomar
1960–1961 Amora
Total 181 (55)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He represented various clubs in the Primeira Divisão but was best known for his time at Benfica, where he won five major titles, including the Latin Cup.

Career

Born in Barreiro, Portugal, Corona played for Sporting Lavradiense and Luso Futebol Clube in his youth years.[1] He joined Benfica in 1945 but had to wait over a year to make his debut, which arrived on 24 November 1946, in the league opener with Porto.[2]

Competing with players like Guilherme Espírito Santo, Rogério Pipi and Julinho, he nonetheless received significant playing time, averaging about 20 games per year.[3] Corona's best season at Benfica was 1948–49, when he scored 23 goals, 15 in the league.[4] During his time at Benfica, he won the league title once, the Taça de Portugal four times, and he added an international trophy, the Latin Cup in 1950.[2][1]

In 1953, he moved to Braga, representing them for two years, before moving to Vitória de Setúbal. His last year in the top tier was 1957–58, when he played for his home-town club, Barreirense.[1]

Honours
Benfica[2]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. "O último adeus de Eduardo Corona, o "diabo vermelho" que foi Campeão Latino" [The last goodbye of Eduardo Corona, the "red devil" that was Latin Champion]. FC Barreirense (in Portuguese). 24 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 698.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 208-244.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 219.
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