Pavão (footballer, born 1947)

Fernando Pascoal Neves, commonly known as Pavão (12 July 1947 – 16 December 1973) was a footballer who played as a central midfielder for FC Porto in the Primeira Liga.

Pavão
Personal information
Full name Fernando Pascoal Neves
Date of birth (1947-08-12)12 August 1947
Place of birth Chaves, Portugal
Date of death 16 December 1973(1973-12-16) (aged 26)
Place of death Porto, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1964 Chaves
1964–1965 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1973 Porto 179 (16)
National team
1965 Portugal U18 2 (1)
1966–1967 Portugal U21 4 (0)
1968–1973 Portugal 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 profissional 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]

Honours

Porto

References

  1. 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.
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