José Travassos

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José Travassos
Personnel
birthday February 22, 1922
place of birth LisbonPortugal
date of death February 12, 2002
position midfield player
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1944-1946 CUF Barreiro
1946-1959 Sporting Lisbon 250 (102)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1947-1958 Portugal 33 00(6)
1 Only league games are given.

José António Barreto Travassos (born February 22, 1922 in Lisbon , † February 12, 2002 ) was a Portuguese football player who was mainly in the service of Sporting Lisbon .

At Sporting he formed the legendary attacking formation known as the 'Os Cinco Violinos' (the five violins). He was also appointed national team player and was the first Portuguese to play on the FIFA team in 1955. He ended his successful career on September 7, 1958. He played a total of 457 times for Sporting Lisbon and scored 172 goals.

successes

  • 8 × Portuguese champions with Sporting Lisbon (1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53 and 1953/54)
  • 2 × Portuguese cup winners with Sporting Lisbon (1947/48 and 1953/54)

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