José Pimenta

José Pimenta
Personal information
Date of birth30 December 1899[1]
Place of birthPortugal[2]
Date of deathUnknown
Playing positionForward[3]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
10 (1918–1928)[3]Benfica75(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Pimenta (born 30 December 1899 – deceased[2]) was a Portuguese football player, who played as a forward for Benfica. He was also in the military.[4]

He made his debut on Benfica on 29 December 1918 in Lisbon, against Sporting, in a 3-1 victory.[3][5] The next year he won the 1919/20 edition of the regional championship Campeonato de Lisboa.[1][2]

By 1925, he was the captain of Benfica's team.[6] He retired in 1928, concluding his decade-long career in the club.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "José Pimenta". casa-do-benfica.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "José Pimenta". zerozero.pt.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rui Miguel Tovar (2012). Almanaque do Benfica: A história do clube desde a sua fundação. Leya/Lua de Papel. p. 743. ISBN 9789892320878.
  4. "30 THL'S?! Antes Pelo Contrário...". Em Defesa do Benfica. 30 July 2013.
  5. "Benfica 3-1 Sporting :: Campeonato de Lisboa 1918/19". zerozero.pt.
  6. António Simões; Homero Serpa (1996), António Simões, ed., 100 figuras do futebol português, A Bola