José Pimenta

José Pimenta
Personal information
Date of birth 30 December 1899[1]
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death after 1928
Position Forward[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
10 (1918–1928)[2] Benfica 75 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Pimenta (born 30 December 1899 – after 1928) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Benfica. He was also in the military.[3]

He made his debut on Benfica on 29 December 1918 in Lisbon, against Sporting, in a 3-1 victory.[2] The next year he won the 1919–20 edition of the regional championship Campeonato de Lisboa.[1]

By 1925, he was the captain of Benfica's team.[4] He retired in 1928, concluding his decade-long career in the club.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "José Pimenta". casa-do-benfica.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rui Miguel Tovar (2012). Almanaque do Benfica: A história do clube desde a sua fundação. Leya/Lua de Papel. p. 743. ISBN 9789892320878.
  3. ↑ "30 THL'S?! Antes Pelo Contrário..." Em Defesa do Benfica. 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ António Simões; Homero Serpa (1996), António Simões (ed.), 100 figuras do futebol português, A Bola