José Simões

José Ribeiro Simões Costa (15 June 1913 – 19 July 1944), known as Simões, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right back.

José Simões
Personal information
Full name José Ribeiro Simões Costa
Date of birth (1913-06-15)15 June 1913
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death 19 July 1944(1944-07-19) (aged 31)
Place of death Portugal
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1944 Belenenses 135 (2)
National team
1936–1941 Portugal 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Simões spent his entire career with C.F. Os Belenenses, always in the Primeira Liga. He was part of the squad that won the 1941–42 Taça de Portugal.[1]

Simões died on 19 July 1944, aged 31.[1]

International career

Simões won 10 caps for Portugal, over five years.[1] He made his debut on 26 January 1936, in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Austria held in Porto.

On 28 November 1937, before the start of another exhibition game, against Spain in Vigo, Simões, as well as teammates Mariano Amaro, João Azevedo and Artur Quaresma, refused to perform the fascist salute, being subsequently questioned by PIDE.[2]

See also

References
  1. "20 de Julho de 1944 – Morte de José Simões" [20 July 1944 – Death of José Simões] (in Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. De Melo, Afonso (14 June 2018). "Portugal-Espanha. "Franco! Franco! Franco! Salazar! Salazar! Salazar!"" [Portugal-Spain. “Franco! Franco! Franco! Salazar! Salazar! Salazar!”]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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