Pedro da Conceição (died 10 April 1960) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Pedro da Conceição
Personal information
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death (1960-04-10)10 April 1960
Place of death Portugal
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1936 Benfica 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He represented Benfica during the 1930s, winning a Lisbon Championship.

Career edit

Conceição joined Benfica in 1931, making his debut on 10 January 1932, against União de Lisboa.[1] He played all of the team games in 1931–32, but did not win any silverware.[2][3] He remained an undisputed starter in 1932–33, playing 19 games as Benfica won the Campeonato de Lisboa.[4][5] The next season, Conceição competed with Augusto Amaro, appearing in four games against his competitor eight. However, all of his games were in the Campeonato de Portugal, while Amaro played seven in the Campeonato de Lisboa.[6]

In 1934–35, he definitely overtaken by Amaro in the pecking order, appearing only once throughout the season.[7] After the breakthrough of Cândido Tavares in 1935–36, he only played in the regional league and left the club at the end of the season with 48 games played.[1]

Honours edit

Benfica[1]

References edit

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 698.
  2. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 116.
  3. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 119.
  4. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 120.
  5. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 123.
  6. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 126.
  7. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 132.