Artur Quaresma

Artur Quaresma

Personal information
Full name	Artur da Silva Quaresma
Date of birth	(1917-06-27)27 June 1917
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death	Barreiro, Portugal
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Barreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1936	Barreirense
1936–1948	Belenenses	154	(71)
International career
1937–1946	Portugal	5	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1949	Belenenses
1968–1969	Braga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal, Quaresma started playing with local F.C. Barreirense in the second division. In the 1936 summer he moved to the top level with C.F. Os Belenenses, where he would remain for the following 13 seasons, working as an electrician after training.

In the 1945–46 campaign, as the Lisbon-based side won its first and only national championship, Quaresma scored 14 goals in 22 games. He retired on 5 October 1948 at only 30 years of age, following a game against neighbouring Sporting Clube de Portugal (4–1 home win, two goals), then acted as his main club's coach during the same campaign, leading it to the third position; he worked with the youth sides in the following years.

International career

Quaresma gained five caps for Portugal, appearing in as many friendlies over the course of eight years. He made his debut on 28 November 1937 against Spain (2–1 win in Vigo).

Honours

• Portuguese League: 1945–46
• Portuguese Cup: 1941–42; Runner-up 1939–40, 1940–41, 1947–48

Personal life / Death

Quaresma died in his hometown of Barreiro on 2 December 2011, at the age of 94. He was the great-uncle of another footballer, Ricardo Quaresma, who played with individual and team success for F.C. Porto, also being an international.

External links

• Artur Quaresma at footballzz.co.uk
• Artur Quaresma profile at ForaDeJogo
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football