Francisco Palmeiro

Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues (16 October 1932 – 22 January 2017), known as Palmeiro, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Not to be confused with Francisco Rodrigues (Portuguese footballer).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Palmeiro and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Francisco Palmeiro
Personal information
Full name Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1932-10-16)16 October 1932[1]
Place of birth Arronches, Portugal
Date of death 22 January 2017(2017-01-22) (aged 84)
Place of death Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1948–1949 Arronches
1949–1951 O Elvas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 Portalegrense
1953–1961 Benfica 88 (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 136 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

On 3 June 1956, Palmeiro earned the first of three caps for Portugal, in a friendly with Spain. He scored all of his team's goals in a 3–1 win in Lisbon.[3][4]

Death

Palmeiro died on 22 January 2017, aged 84.[5]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. Francisco Palmeiro at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Faleceu Francisco Palmeiro" [Francisco Palmeiro died] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. Gimeno, Emilio L. (4 June 1956). "Portugal, 3 – España, 1" [Portugal, 3 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. Rodrigues, Berta (27 March 2023). "Joselu e mais nove: quando a primeira vez com a camisola da seleção é perfeita" [Joselu and nine others: when the first time in a national team jersey is perfect] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. "Óbito: faleceu Francisco Palmeiro, aos 84 anos" [Death: Francisco Palmeiro died, at the age of 84] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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