Portugal 1940s squad
Every player who appeared for Portugal in the 1940s — 51 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Virgílio racked up the most caps of anyone here — 39 in all. Fernando Peyroteo leads the scoring with 14. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 12 midfielders and 25 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Peyroteo | FW | 20 | 14 | 70 |
| João Azevedo | GK | 19 | — | 70 |
| Manuel Vasques | FW | 26 | 8 | 69 |
| Artur de Sousa Pinga | FW | 21 | 9 | 69 |
| José Travassos | FW | 35 | 6 | 69 |
| Francisco Ferreira | MF | 25 | 0 | 68 |
| Virgílio | FW | 39 | 0 | 66 |
| Serafim Neves | DF | 18 | 0 | 65 |
| Mariano Amaro | MF | 19 | 0 | 65 |
| Rogério Pipi | MF | 15 | 2 | 63 |
| Félix Assunção Antunes | DF | 15 | 0 | 63 |
| Albano | FW | 15 | 3 | 63 |
| Fernando Caiado | MF | 16 | 0 | 62 |
| António Feliciano | DF | 14 | 0 | 62 |
| Carlos Jesus Pereira | MF | 13 | 1 | 62 |
| Frederico Barrigana | GK | 12 | — | 62 |
| Adolfo Mourão | FW | 15 | 2 | 61 |
| António Jesus Correia | FW | 13 | 3 | 61 |
| Álvaro Cardoso | DF | 13 | 0 | 61 |
| Manuel Soeiro | FW | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| António Araújo | FW | 9 | 5 | 58 |
| João Cruz | FW | 10 | 3 | 57 |
| José Simões | DF | 10 | 0 | 56 |
| Carlos Canário | MF | 10 | 0 | 55 |
| Guilherme Espírito Santo | MF | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| Fernando Cabrita | FW | 7 | 1 | 53 |
| Francisco Moreira | MF | 7 | 1 | 52 |
| Octávio Barrosa | DF | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| Álvaro Gaspar Pinto | DF | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| Manuel Capela | GK | 5 | — | 52 |
| Rafael Correia | FW | 6 | — | 49 |
| Armando Ferreira | FW | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| Artur Quaresma | FW | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| Patalino | FW | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| Bentes | FW | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Alberto Gomes | FW | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Vasco Oliveira | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Vítor Guilhar | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Joaquim Machado | MF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Manuel Soares Marques | MF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Alberto Jesus | FW | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| José Mota | FW | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Miguel Lourenço | FW | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Pedro Pireza | FW | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| António Martins | GK | 1 | — | 39 |
| José Sério | GK | 1 | — | 39 |
| Francisco Gomes da Costa | FW | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Joaquim Teixeira | FW | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Júlio Correia da Silva | FW | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Aníbal Paciência | MF | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Pocas | MF | 1 | 0 | 35 |
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