Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1919), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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footballer, 1986
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Place of Birth: GuimarĂ£es, Braga District, Portugal
About Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1919)
- Francisco "Xico" Ferreira (23 August 1919 – 14 February 1986) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder. Over the course of 15 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 278 games and twenty-three goals, mainly at Benfica, winning ten major titles. He is also notable for ill-fated reasons, after a friendly in his honor between Benfica and Torino, as the Italian team returned home, their plane crashed into the Basilica of Superga, killing all aboard and ending the Grande Torino team.
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