Chico Faria

Chico Faria
Personal information
Full name Francisco Delfim Dias Faria
Date of birth (1949-10-09)9 October 1949
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Date of death 10 June 2004(2004-06-10) (aged 54)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Leixões 20 (3)
1968–1976 Sporting CP 168 (43)
1976–1982 Braga 136 (36)
1982–1983 Penafiel
1983–1984 Marítimo
1984–1985 Lourosa
1985–1986 Ponte da Barca
Total 334 (82)
International career
1972–1977 Portugal 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Delfim Dias Faria (9 October 1949 – 10 June 2004), commonly known as Chico Faria, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Faria spent his first 15 seasons as a professional in the Primeira Liga, making his debut in the competition with hometown club Leixões S.C. at only 17. In the 1968 summer he signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he went on to win two national championships and three Taça de Portugal trophies.

Faria subsequently represented S.C. Braga, equalling a career-best ten goals in the 1979–80 campaign to help his team to the ninth position. From 1982 to 1985 he competed in the Segunda Liga, retiring the following year after a spell in amateur football.

International career

Faria gained four caps for Portugal, in five years. His first arrived on 10 May 1972 in a 1–0 away win against Cyprus for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and he scored the only goal in the match played in Nicosia.

Chico Faria: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 May 1972 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 0–1 0–1 1974 World Cup qualification

Death

Faria died on 10 June 2004 at the age of 54, victim of prolonged pulmonary disease.

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