 | |||
| 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 | 2 December 2011(2011-12-02) (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional Barreiro | |||
| Sport Lisboa e Barreiro | |||
| 1933–1935 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1936 | Barreirense | ||
| 1936–1948 | Belenenses | 171 | (75) |
| 1949–1950 | Elvas | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 175 | (76) | |
| International career | |||
| 1937–1946 | Portugal | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Belenenses | ||
| 1968–1969 | Braga | ||
| 1976–1978 | Rio Ave | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguesefootballer who played as aforward.
Born inBarreiro,Setúbal District, Quaresma started playing with localF.C. Barreirense in theSegunda Liga. In the summer of 1936 he moved to thePrimeira Liga withC.F. Os Belenenses, where he would remain for the following 13 seasons, working as anelectrician after training.[1]
In1945–46, as theLisbon-based team won the only national championship of their history, Quaresma scored 14 goals in 22 matches. He retired on 5 October 1948 aged only 30 following a game against neighbouringSporting CP (4–1 home win, two goals), then acted as his main club'scoach during thesame campaign, leading it to the third position. He worked with the youth sides in the following years.[1][2]
Quaresma earned fivecaps forPortugal, appearing in as manyfriendlies in eight years. He made his debut on 28 November 1937, againstSpain (2–1 win inVigo);[3] before that match he, alongside teammatesMariano Amaro,João Azevedo andJosé Simões, refused to perform thefascist salute, being subsequently questioned byPIDE.[4]
Quaresma died in his hometown of Barreiro on 2 December 2011, at the age of 94. Many media outlets referred to him as being the great-uncle of another footballer,Ricardo Quaresma, who played with individual and team success forFC Porto and was also an international;[3] the latter later denied this, however, but referred to the former as an "inspiration to overcome adversity in life".[5]
Belenenses
