José Rodrigues da Conceição (born 7 May 1919) is a Portuguese retired
footballer
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who played as a
half-back.
Rodrigues joined
Benfica in 1940, winning two league titles in his three seasons there.
Career
Rodrigues arrived at
Benfica at the hands of
Janos Biri
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, making his debut on 6 October 1940, against
Carcavelinhos. With
Albino,
Raúl Baptista and
César Ferreira as competitors, he was relegated to back-up, playing only 9 league games, but appearing in all of the
Campeonato de Lisboa
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games. In his second season, he remained a fringe player, receiving the majority of his playing time in the regional league, as Benfica won the Primeira Liga. Conceição last season was in
1942–43, playing only two games, enough to receive the championship medal for the back-to-back league title that his team won.
Honours
;Benfica
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Primeira Liga
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:
1941–42,
1942–43
References
General
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Specific
1919 births
Possibly living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Primeira Liga players
S.L. Benfica footballers
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