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Full name
  
Jesus Munoz Crespo

Years
  
Team

Name
  
Jesus Crespo

Died
  
September 11, 1979

Place of birth
  
Portugal

1917–1929
  
Benfica

Role
  
Footballer

Playing position
  
Forward

Date of birth
  
(1899-09-11)11 September 1899

Date of death
  
11 September 1979(1979-09-11) (aged 80)

Jesus Munoz Crespo (11 September 1899 – 11 September 1979) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

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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, 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 Jose Simoes, while both supported players like Alberto Augusto, Tavares, or Mario Carvalho. On 16 December 1923, he received his only cap, in a 0-3 loss against Spain 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
  • Campeonato de Lisboa (2)
  • Taca de Honra (2)
  • References

    Jesus Munoz Crespo Wikipedia