Jacques Pereira

Jacques

Personal information
Full name	Jacques Pereira
Date of birth	(1955-02-03) 3 February 1955
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1970–1973	Lusitano
1973–1974	Farense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Farense	32	(12)
1976–1979	Famalicão
1979–1981	Braga	51	(19)
1981–1985	Porto	62	(33)
1985–1987	Braga	30	(5)
1987–1988	Covilhã	21	(2)
1988–1991	Lusitano	45	(4)
1991–1992	Castromarinense
International career
1981	Portugal	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacques Pereira (born 3 February 1955), known simply as Jacques, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

Born in Casablanca, Morocco to Portuguese parents, Jacques arrived in the Primeira Liga with S.C. Braga, in the 1979–80 campaign. His performances there attracted the attention of FC Porto, still without Fernando Gomes who had left for a two-year "exile" at Sporting de Gijón in Spain.

In his first season at Porto Jacques topped the scoring charts at 26 goals, although the northern club came out empty in silverware. Such performances earned him his sole cap for the Portuguese national team, which consisted of 45 minutes in a 2–5 friendly loss to Bulgaria in Haskovo.

Leaving Porto in 1985, barred by returned Gomes, Jacques moved back to Braga for two more seasons, then played one year with S.C. Covilhã also in the main level. He eventually retired in 1992 at 37, after three years with Lusitano Futebol Clube – also his first club – and amateurs U.D. Castromarinense.

External links

• Template:Zerozero profile
• Jacques Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Jacques Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football