Rogério Contreiras

Rogério Contreiras Simões (25 December 1922 – 13 March 1990) was a former Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Rogério Contreiras
Personal information
Full name Rogério Contreiras Simão
Date of birth (1922-12-25)25 December 1922
Place of birth Castro Verde, Portugal
Date of death 13 March 1990(1990-03-13) (aged 67)
Place of death Barreiro, Portugal
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1942 Barreirense
1942–1945 Fósforos
1945–1947 Vianense
1947–1950 Benfica 34 (0)
1950–1958 Juventude de Évora
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for several clubs, but was most known for his short three-year spell at Benfica, where he won two honours, one league and one Portuguese Cup.

Career

Born in Castro Verde, Contreiras started at Barreirense in 1940. He then spent three years at GD Fósforos, followed by two at Vianense. He arrived at Benfica in 1947 to battle with Pinto Machado, following the retirement of Martins.[1] He made his debut on 16 November against Braga, and was used in 19 league matches, with Benfica finishing level on points with Sporting.[2][3][4]

In 1948–49, he made the same number of league appearances as Pinto Machado, but was the starting goalkeeper in the 1949 Taça de Portugal Final, when Benfica beat Atlético by 2–1.[5][6] In his third and final year with Benfica, he only made two league appearances, as Mário da Rosa overtook in the picking order. Nonetheless, the two appearances were enough for him to win his first league title.[7][8] After Benfica, he represented Juventude de Évora for several seasons, and died on 13 March 1990, at age 67.[9]

Honours

Benfica[1]

References

General

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

Specific

  1. Tovar 2012, p. 698.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 209.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 212.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 213.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 218.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 219.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 223.
  8. Tovar 2012, p. 224.
  9. "Rogério Contreiras, menos um "latino" no Benfica" [Rogério Contreiras, one less "latin" in Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23200): 25. 15 March 1990. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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