Pavão (footballer, born 1947)
Fernando Pascoal Neves (12 July 1947 – 16 December 1973), commonly known as Pavão, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder for FC Porto in the Primeira Liga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Pascoal Neves | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Chaves, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1964 | Chaves | ||
| 1964–1965 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1973 | Porto | 179 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 1965 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 1966–1967 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1968–1973 | Portugal | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Chaves, Pavão began playing football in his local team Chaves. In 1964 he entered Porto's youth academy and after one season, joined the senior team eventually playing for the club his entire professional career.
In December 1973, he collapsed after completing a pass during the 13th minute of a league match against Vitória Setúbal at Estádio das Antas, dying of a heart attack at age 26.[1]
References
- Rui Marques Simoes (13 December 2009). "FC Porto-Setúbal à jornada 13: é dia de lembrar Pavão" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
External links
- Pavão at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pavão national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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