Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Barreiro,

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, Vasques joined

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,

in 1946, from local club G.D. CUF. During his spell in

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he appeared in 349 games all competitions comprised and scored 225 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed ''Cinco Violinos'' (Five Violins) that also included Albano,

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and

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and winning ten major titles, including eight

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championships. In the 1950–51 season, Vasques led the scoring charts at 29 goals to help the Lions win the domestic league 11 ahead of second-placed

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International career

Vasques won 26

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for the Portugal national team over nine years, netting eight times. His debut came on 21 March 1948 in a 3–0 friendly loss against

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, in

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Personal life

Vasques' uncle,

Manuel Soeiro Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques (17 March 1909 – February 1977), known as Soeiro, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Soeiro signed for Sporting CP in 1933 from local Luso Futeb ...

, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasques, Manuel 1926 births 2003 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Barreiro, Portugal Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players G.D. Fabril players Sporting CP footballers Atlético Clube de Portugal players Portugal men's international footballers 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen