Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Barreiro,

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, Quaresma started playing with local F.C. Barreirense in the second division. In the summer of 1936 he moved to the

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with

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, where he would remain for the following 13 seasons, working as an

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after training. In 1945–46, as the

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-based team won their first and only national championship, Quaresma scored 14 goals in 22 matches. He retired on 5 October 1948 at only 30 years of age following a game against neighbouring

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

(4–1 home win, two goals), then acted as his main club's

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during the same campaign, leading it to the third position. He worked with the youth sides in the following years.

International career

Quaresma earned five

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for

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, appearing in as many friendlies over the course of eight years. He made his debut on 28 November 1937, against

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(2–1 win in

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); before that match he, alongside teammates Mariano Amaro, João Azevedo and

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, refused to perform the

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, being subsequently questioned by

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Personal life and death

Quaresma died in his hometown of Barreiro on 2 December 2011, at the age of 94. Many media outlets referred to him as being the great-uncle of another footballer,

Ricardo Quaresma Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese former professional association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger. He began his career at Sporting CP and went on to play for ...

, who played with individual and team success for

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and was also an international; the latter later denied this, however, but referred to the former as an "inspiration to overcome adversity in life".

Honours

Belenenses *

: 1945–46 *

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: 1941–42; Runner-up 1939–40, 1940–41, 1947–48

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