| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques | ||
| Date of birth | (1909-03-17)17 March 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | February 1977 (1977-03) (aged 67) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luso Barreiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1933 | Luso Barreiro | ||
| 1933–1945 | Sporting CP | 104 | (99) |
| International career | |||
| 1932–1941 | Portugal | 12 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques (17 March 1909 – February 1977), known asSoeiro, was a Portuguesefootballer who played as astriker.
Born inBarreiro,Setúbal District, Soeiro signed forSporting CP in 1933 from local Luso Futebol Clube.[1] During his 12-year spell with the former club, he helped to the conquest of fourTaça de Portugal trophies – the competition was known as Campeonato de Portugal until 1938 – and the1940–41 edition of thePrimeira Liga. Additionally, he was the latter tournament's top scorer in1934–35 and1936–37.[2]
Soeiro appeared in 219 games for Sporting in all competitions, scoring 206 goals.
Soeiro earned 12caps for thePortugal national team in nine years.[3] He made his debut on 3 May 1932 in afriendly againstYugoslavia, netting once in the 3–2 win inLisbon.[4]
Soeiro's nephew,Manuel Vasques, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.[5]
