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Raul Baptista

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Raul Baptista
Personal information
Full name Raul Alexandre Baptista
Date of birth (1911-07-29)29 July 1911
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1935 Barreirense
1935–1941 Benfica 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raul Baptista (born 29 July 1911) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a half-back.

Starting at Barreirense, where he spent seven years, Baptista achieved recognition at Benfica, appearing in nearly 100 games and winning four major titles.

Career

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Baptista arrived at Benfica in 1935 after seven seasons with Barreirense. He made his debut on 24 November, against Belenenses.[1] With competition from João Correia, Albino and Gaspar Pinto, he only racked up 9 appearances, two in the Primeira Liga, allowing him to win his first league title.[2][3] In the following year, he displaced Correia out of the first team and played 25 games on the way to back-to-back league titles.[4][5] A year later, he completed a championship three-peat as regular first team, playing in all the league games and making 28 appearances in total.[6][7]

In 1938–39, the breakthrough of Francisco Ferreira made a negative impact in his career, and he saw his playing time drop, to just 11 games.[8] However, Baptista recovered his place in the first team in 1939–40, playing 20 games and winning the 1939–40 Taça de Portugal.[9] The following year, he only played twice as Alcobia took his place in the starting eleven.[10][11] He left Benfica with 95 appearances and four major wins.[1]

Honours

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Benfica[1]

References

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General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 688.
  2. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 133.
  3. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 138.
  4. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 139.
  5. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 144.
  6. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 145.
  7. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 150.
  8. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 156.
  9. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 162.
  10. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 165.
  11. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 170.