José Ferreira Queimado
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José Ferreira Queimado was the former President of the S.L. Benfica, a Portuguese
sports club
based in the city of Lisbon
.
At age 12 he became an Associate of S.L. Benfica, proposed by his brother Joaquim Ferreira Queimado, Jr., later becoming its associate for life nr. 261 and one of the Águias de Ouro (Eagles of Gold) of the club.
Queimado was elected to the Assmebly of Representatives for 1958–1959 and presided to its Central Commission in 1965, and was then elected President of the Direction on two separate occasions, first on 16 June 1966, when he was also elected President of the Commission of Works of the New Games Park, and again on 23 June 1978, remaining there until 1980. Meanwhile he was part of the Seat Commission from 1973 to 1977. During his second tenure as President started the construction of the Dr. Borges Coutinho Pavilion. For the services rendered to the club he was granted, on 2 April 1970, the rank of Merit Associate.
Queimado was also known as a business entrepreneur who promoted Portugal's tourism
and cork
industries.
Ferreira Queimado died in Lisbon on his 94th birthday on 23 December 2007 after a long illness.
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...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in the city of Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
.
At age 12 he became an Associate of S.L. Benfica, proposed by his brother Joaquim Ferreira Queimado, Jr., later becoming its associate for life nr. 261 and one of the Águias de Ouro (Eagles of Gold) of the club.
Queimado was elected to the Assmebly of Representatives for 1958–1959 and presided to its Central Commission in 1965, and was then elected President of the Direction on two separate occasions, first on 16 June 1966, when he was also elected President of the Commission of Works of the New Games Park, and again on 23 June 1978, remaining there until 1980. Meanwhile he was part of the Seat Commission from 1973 to 1977. During his second tenure as President started the construction of the Dr. Borges Coutinho Pavilion. For the services rendered to the club he was granted, on 2 April 1970, the rank of Merit Associate.
Queimado was also known as a business entrepreneur who promoted Portugal's tourism
Tourism in Portugal
Portugal attracts many tourists each year. In 2006, the country was visited by 12.8 million tourists. Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in Portugal's economy contributing with about 5% of the Gross Domestic Product ....
and cork
Cork (material)
Cork is an impermeable, buoyant material, a prime-subset of bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from Quercus suber , which is endemic to southwest Europe and northwest Africa...
industries.
Ferreira Queimado died in Lisbon on his 94th birthday on 23 December 2007 after a long illness.