António Jesus Correia, ComIH (3 April 1924 – 30 November 2003) was a Portuguese

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and

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player, competing as a forward in the former sport and amassing

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totals of 159 games and 128 goals over the course of 11 seasons, mainly with

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,

Club career

Born in

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, Jesus Correia started playing

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for his local club, trying out at

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with

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as a youth but finally signing with 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,

. During his spell, he appeared in 208 games all competitions comprised and scored 159 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed ''Cinco Violinos'' (Five

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s) that also included Albano,

Fernando Peyroteo Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all compe ...

, José Travassos and Manuel Vasques and winning seven

championships and two

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trophies. In the 1946–47 season, Jesus Correia netted a career-best 28 goals in only 21 games to help the Lions win the domestic league ahead of

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. On 5 September 1948, in a friendly with

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that served as re-opening for the

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, he scored six times in a 6–3 away victory. Correia retired from football at the age of 28, returning to hockey after Sporting forced him to choose between the two sports. He still came back to the former in 1955, going on to have a brief stint with G.D. CUF.

International career

Jesus Correia earned 13

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for

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in five years, scoring three goals. His debut came on 5 January 1947 in a 2–2 friendly draw against

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, in

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. Additionally, Jesus Correia was crowned

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champion with the Portuguese hockey team six times (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1956).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Jesus 1924 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Oeiras, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers G.D. Fabril players Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese roller hockey players 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen