Rogério Sousa

Rogério Apolónio de Sousa (18 April 1910 – 1976) was a Portuguese footballer who played as an outside forward.

Rogério Sousa

Personal information
Full name	Rogério Apolónio de Sousa
Date of birth	(1910-04-18)April 18, 1910
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Date of death	1976 (age 65-66)
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932−1940	Benfica	68	(46)
Total		68	(46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] His last game for Benfica was a 2–1 win over Carcavelinhos on 16 June 1940.^[1]

Honours

Benfica^[4]

• Primeira Divisão (6)
• Taça de Portugal (2)
• Campeonato de Portugal (1)
• Campeonato de Lisboa (1)

References

1. João Malheiro (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 119. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
2. Tovar 2012, p. 120.
3. Tovar 2012, p. 144.
4. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 40. ISSN 0872-3540.

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (October 2012). Almanaque do Benfica: A história do clube desde a sua fundação. Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

External links

• Rogério Sousa at ForaDeJogo (archived)