Alfredo Melão

Alfredo Melão
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Gourgel Pereira Melão
Date of birth (1921-06-21)21 June 1921
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death 30 January 1980(1980-01-30) (aged 58)
Place of death Portugal
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1951 Benfica 61 (28)
1951–1954 Vitória de Setúbal 29 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alfredo Gourgel Pereira Melão (21 June 1921 – 30 January 1980), is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

He was most known for his short four-year spell at Benfica, where he won one Primeira Liga and two Portuguese Cup.

Career

Born in Portugal, from Angolan parents,[1] Melão joined Benfica in 1946, making his debut on 8 December in a match against Vitória de Guimarães.[2] He battled with Rogério Pipi, Arsénio and Julinho for playing time, but only collected 9 appearances in his first year.[3] In his second season, he double his playing time, and scored 11 goals, but was still behind the attacking trio in the pecking order.[4] He won his first title in the following season, helping Benfica win the Taça de Portugal, featuring in the 1949 Taça de Portugal Final with Atlético CP.[5]

Melão continued to collect honours in 1949–50, winning his first league title after contributing with 6 goals in 11 matches.[6] With another Portuguese Cup in 1950–51,[7] Melão ended his Benfica career with 73 games and 34 goals,[2] moving on to represent Vitória de Setúbal.

Honours

Benfica[2]

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ Ferreira, Luis Alberto. "O clube "Atlético" e o aroma da liberdade" [The 'Atlético' and the smell of freedom]. Sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Jornal de Angola. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Tovar 2012, p. 731.
  3. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 207.
  4. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 213.
  5. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 218.
  6. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 224.
  7. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 232.

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