Francisco Palmeiro
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Francisco Luis Palmeiro Rodrigues (born 16 October 1932 in Arronches
, Portalegre), known as Palmeiro, is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a striker.
During eight years of his senior career, Palmeiro played with first division giants S.L. Benfica, leaving the club in 1961, after the emergence of future club and Portuguese national team
legend Eusébio
.
On 3 June 1956, he gained the first of his three caps for Portugal, in a friendly with Spain
in Lisbon
, and scored all of the team's goals in a 3–1 win.
Arronches
Arronches is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 314.8 km² and a total population of 3,278 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in Portalegre District....
, Portalegre), known as Palmeiro, is a retired Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a striker.
During eight years of his senior career, Palmeiro played with first division giants S.L. Benfica, leaving the club in 1961, after the emergence of future club and Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
legend Eusébio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
.
On 3 June 1956, he gained the first of his three caps for Portugal, in a friendly with Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, and scored all of the team's goals in a 3–1 win.