João Queimado
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João Ferreira Queimado was a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre and as a fly-half. The son of former Benfica President José Ferreira Queimado
José Ferreira Queimado
José Ferreira Queimado was the former President of the S.L. Benfica, a Portuguese sports club based in the city of Lisbon....

, he was one of the greatest Portuguese rugby players ever.

Career

Queimado spent his entire career at Benfica, started at 14 years old, in 1978/79. He was promoted to the first category in 1982/83 and would play until 1996/97. He won 3 National Championships, in 1985/86, 1987/88 and 1990/91, 3 Cups of Portugal, in 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1984/85, and 2 Iberian Cups.

He had 48 caps for Portugal
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...

, from 1984 to 1994, scoring 1 try, 9 conversions, 17 penalties and 2 drop goals, 80 points in aggregate. His first game was a 6-6 draw with Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...

, at 11 March 1984, in Madrid
Madrid
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, for the FIRA Championship D2, Pool A, and his last game was a 35-19 loss to Spain, at 28 May 1994, in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....

 qualifyings.

He was selected twice to play for the FIRA
FIRA
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team.

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