Albano (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albano Narciso Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | December 21, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Seixal, Portugal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seixal | |||
| -1941 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1941-1943 | Seixal | ||
| 1943-1957 | Sporting | 335 | (162) |
| National team | |||
| 1947-1954 | Portugal | 15 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Albano Narciso Pereira (21 December 1922 – 5 March 1990) was a Portuguese football player who played all his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, and also played for the Portuguese national football team. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever. He was born in Seixal, Portugal. He was one of the famous Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) with José Travassos, António Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo and Manuel Vasques.
Honours
- Portuguese National Championship (8) - (1943/44, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1953/54)
- Cup of Portugal (4) - (1944/45, 1945/46, 1947/48, 1953/54)