Place of birth Funchal, Portugal Place of death Lisbon, Portugal Died 1976, Lisbon, Portugal | Date of death 1976 (age 65-66) Playing position Height 1.75 m | |
Full name Rogério Apolónio de Sousa Date of birth (1910-04-18)April 18, 1910 | ||
Rogério Apolónio de Sousa (18 April 1910 – 1976) was a Portuguese footballer who played as an outside forward.
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Club career
Born in Funchal, Madeira, during the time of the constitutional monarchy, which would last a further six months. In his youth he started to play football with a leather ball in the extreme poverty of Madeira.
He joined Benfica in 1932, where he would play as outside forward in a typical 2–3–2–3 formation supporting Vítor Silva, Valadas or Espírito Santo. In his first season, he helped the club stop a 12 year winless run in the Campeonato de Lisboa.
In 1936–37 Primeira Liga, he was the team topscorer with 19 league goals, 32 in all competitions, as Benfica conquer their second league title.
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