Jesus Muñoz Crespo (11 September 1899 – 11 September 1979) was a Portuguese

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who played as a forward.

Career

Crespo arrived at Benfica in 1917, at the age of 18. He made his official debut in the first game of the 1917–18 edition of the

Campeonato de Lisboa The Campeonato de Lisboa (English: Championship of Lisbon) was a regional football league in Portugal situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. It started in 1906, before the Lisbon Football Association was created, an ...

, on 16 December 1917. Capable of playing either as inside forward or centre-forward, in a 2-3-5 formation, he was mainly used as inside forward and partnered with José Simões, while both supported players like Alberto Augusto, Tavares, or Mário Carvalho. On 16 December 1923, he received his only cap, in a 0-3 loss against

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played on Avenida de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla. Over the course of 12 seasons, he played more than 100 matches, a club record at that time, retiring at age 30, with his last match on 24 February 1929.

Honours

Benfica *

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Taça de Honra Taça de Honra (Honour Cup) is a Portuguese friendly football tournament played between teams of the Lisbon Football Association (AFL). It is the third oldest competition in Portugal after the championships of Lisbon and Porto. The format has va ...

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References

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External links

* * * 1899 births 1979 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers Place of birth missing {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub