Rogério Lantres de Carvalho
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Rogério Lantres de Carvalho (born December 7, 1922), was a Portuguese
footballer who played for SL Benfica
, also known as "O Pipi".
Born in Lisbon
he began his career in the local Lisbon club, Chelas, Rogério Carvalho signed with Benfica in 1942. He played 12 seasons in the club, excepting a period in the 1947, when he played with Brazilian side Botafogo. He was one of the victims, so to speak, of the Otto Gloria's profissionalism, and he left Benfica in 1954, because he didn't want to quit his job, and finished his career in another Lisbon local club, Oriental.
He played as a left-winger, and was one of the most gifted Portuguese footballers in the 1940s and beginning of the 1950s. He won 10 titles in total: three national championships (1942/43, 1944/45, 1949/50), six Portuguese cups (1942/43, 1943/44, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53), and one Latin Cup (1949/50). He has 15 caps for the Portugal National Team, scoring two goals.
Rogério Carvalho is an historic name of Benfica's football History: he played 310 games and scored 210 goals. He holds today the record of the best scorer of the Portuguese cup finals, with 15 goals.
- 1942/43, 1944/45 and 1949/50
6x Portuguese Cup - 942/43, 1943/44, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53
1x Latin Cup
- 1949/50
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 for SL Benfica
SL Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...
, also known as "O Pipi".
Born 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...
he began his career in the local Lisbon club, Chelas, Rogério Carvalho signed with Benfica in 1942. He played 12 seasons in the club, excepting a period in the 1947, when he played with Brazilian side Botafogo. He was one of the victims, so to speak, of the Otto Gloria's profissionalism, and he left Benfica in 1954, because he didn't want to quit his job, and finished his career in another Lisbon local club, Oriental.
He played as a left-winger, and was one of the most gifted Portuguese footballers in the 1940s and beginning of the 1950s. He won 10 titles in total: three national championships (1942/43, 1944/45, 1949/50), six Portuguese cups (1942/43, 1943/44, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53), and one Latin Cup (1949/50). He has 15 caps for the Portugal National Team, scoring two goals.
Rogério Carvalho is an historic name of Benfica's football History: he played 310 games and scored 210 goals. He holds today the record of the best scorer of the Portuguese cup finals, with 15 goals.
Honours and awards
3x Portuguese LigaPortuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
- 1942/43, 1944/45 and 1949/50
6x Portuguese Cup - 942/43, 1943/44, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53
1x Latin Cup
Latin Cup
The Latin Cup was an international football tournament for club sides from the Latin European nations of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. In 1949 the football federations came together and launched their own club competition...
- 1949/50