António Jesus Correia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Jesus Correia | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Paço de Arcos, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 2003 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1953 | Sporting CP | 157 | (126) |
| 1955–1956 | CUF | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 159 | (127) | |
| National team | |||
| 1947–1952 | Portugal | 13 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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António Jesus Correia, ComIH (3 April 1924 – 30 November 2003) was a Portuguese football and roller hockey (quad) player, competing as a forward in the former sport and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 159 games and 127 goals over the course of 11 seasons, mainly with Sporting.
Born in Paço de Arcos, Lisbon District, Jesus Correia started playing roller hockey for his local club, trying out at association football with C.F. Os Belenenses as a youth but finally signing with neighbouring Sporting Clube de Portugal. During his spell, he appeared in 208 games all competitions comprised and scored 159 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) that also included Albano, Fernando Peyroteo, José Travassos and Manuel Vasques and winning seven Primeira Liga championships and two Taça de Portugal trophies.
In the 1946–47 season, Jesus Correia netted a career-best 28 goals in only 21 games to help the Lions win the domestic league ahead of S.L. Benfica. On 5 September 1948, in a friendly with Atlético Madrid that served as re-opening for the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, he scored four times in a 6–3 away triumph.
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