Manuel Gourlade
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1944 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Campolide, Lisbon | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1906–1908 | Sport Lisboa | ||
Manuel Gourlade (25 October 1872 – 1 January 1944) was the first manager of S.L. Benfica and one of driving forces that led to the creation of Sport Lisboa that 4 years later would be known as Sport Lisboa e Benfica.[1]
Gourlade was born in Lisbon, came from a family with money, studied at Colégio Nobre de Carvalho and worked as an employee at Fármacia Franco (a community pharmacy) where a meeting took place for the signing of Sport Lisboa foundation act. He was chosen to do treasury management in the Administrative Board.[2]
He helped funding the club with his own money: the ball bought from Lisbon Cricket Club for 150$ Reais, the translation from English to Portuguese, of the Laws of the game for 2500$ Reais, plus ordered from London, a whistle and another 3 balls.[3] He managed the club for 2 seasons, with a total of 16 games resulting in 8 wins and 8 losses. Later, Cosme Damião replaced him as coach.[4]
He remained close to the club but because all of the expenses he had made for Benfica he took a toll on his finances and died from poverty in Campolide.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Alberto Miguéns. (27 February 2018). "Todos Somos Gourlade". Em Defesa do Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ a b Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. 2012. p. 9. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
- ^ Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. 2012. p. 13. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
- ^ Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. 2012. p. 766. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.