Ernesto Figueiredo
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Portuguese name Template:Infobox football biography Ernesto de Figueiredo Cordeiro (born 6 July 1937) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Born in Tomar, Santarém District, Figueiredo arrived at Sporting CP in summer 1960 from amateurs União Desportiva e Recreativa de Cernache, aged already 23.[1] He scored 17 goals in only 24 games in his first season with his new team, good enough for Primeira Liga runner-up accolades.
At the end of the 1965–66 campaign, Figueiredo finished joint-top scorer alongside S.L. Benfica's Eusébio – both at 25 goals – but his team won the league by one point.[2] He netted 147 times in 232 competitive appearances during his tenure; additionally, in the 1963–64 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he featured in the final against MTK Budapest FC, won after a replay and with the player scoring twice in the first match (3–3 draw).[3]
Nicknamed Altafini of Cernache while at the Estádio José Alvalade,[2] Figueiredo retired in 1970 after two years with Vitória de Setúbal also in the top division, aged 33.
International career
Figueiredo earned six caps for Portugal,[4] making his debut on 21 June 1966 in a friendly with Denmark. He was selected by manager Otto Glória for his 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, being an unused member for the third-placed team.[5]
Honours
Sporting CP
Portugal
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1966[5]
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