Jacques Pereira
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Jacques Pereira simply Jacques, is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a striker.
in Spain
.
In his first season at Porto, Jacques topped the scoring charts at 27 goals, although the northern
club came out empty in silverware. Such performances earned him his sole cap
for the Portuguese national team.
Leaving Porto in 1985, barred by returned Gomes, Jacques returned to Braga for two more seasons, then played one year with Sporting da Covilhã, also in the main level. He eventually retired in 1992 at 37, after a couple of years of amateur football, with hometown's Lusitano de Vila Real de Santo António – also his first club – and U.D. Castromarinense.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a striker.
Football career
Jacques arrived in the Portuguese top flight with Sporting de Braga, in 1979–80; his performances there attracted the attention of powerhouse F.C. Porto, still without Fernando Gomes, whom had left for a two-year "exile" at Sporting de GijónSporting de Gijón
Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias. Founded in 1 June 1905, it currently plays in Spanish first division....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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In his first season at Porto, Jacques topped the scoring charts at 27 goals, although the northern
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
club came out empty in silverware. Such performances earned him his sole cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the Portuguese national team.
Leaving Porto in 1985, barred by returned Gomes, Jacques returned to Braga for two more seasons, then played one year with Sporting da Covilhã, also in the main level. He eventually retired in 1992 at 37, after a couple of years of amateur football, with hometown's Lusitano de Vila Real de Santo António – also his first club – and U.D. Castromarinense.