Francisco Palmeiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Arronches, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Arronches | ||
| 1949–1951 | O Elvas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1951–1953 | Portalegrense | ||
| 1953–1961 | Benfica | 85 | (32) |
| 1961–1963 | Atlético | 48 | (12) |
| 1963–1965 | Almada | ||
| 1965–1966 | Pescadores | ||
| 1966–1967 | Monte Caparica | ||
| National team | |||
| 1956–1957 | Portugal | 3 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues (born 16 October 1932), known as Palmeiro, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Palmeiro was born in Arronches, Portalegre District. During eight years of his senior career he played with first division giants S.L. Benfica, leaving in 1961 after the emergence of future club and Portuguese national team legend Eusébio. Over the course of nine seasons, he amassed competition totals of 133 games and 44 goals – he also represented Atlético Clube de Portugal in the top category of Portuguese football – and won three national championships and as many Portuguese Cups with his main side.
On 3 June 1956 Palmeiro gained the first of three caps for Portugal, in a friendly with Spain in Lisbon, and scored all of his team's goals in a 3–1 win.
Honours
- Portuguese League: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60
- Portuguese Cup: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59; Runner-up 1957–58
External links
- Profile at Zerozero
- Francisco Palmeiro profile at ForaDeJogo
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- Worldfootball profile