Portuguese footballer
Francisco Palmeiro 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 1948–1949
Arronches 1949–1951
O Elvas 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
1956–1957
Portugal
3
(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues (16 October 1932 – 22 January 2017), known as Palmeiro , was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward .
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
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