Jacques Pereira

Jacques Pereira (3 February 1955 – 3 November 2020), known simply as Jacques, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker.

Jacques
Personal information
Full name Jacques Pereira
Date of birth (1955-02-03)3 February 1955
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death 3 November 2020(2020-11-03) (aged 65)
Place of death Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1970–1973 Lusitano
1973–1974 Farense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Farense 31 (12)
1976–1979 Famalicão
1979–1981 Braga 51 (19)
1981–1985 Porto 63 (34)
1985–1987 Braga 30 (5)
1987–1988 Covilhã 21 (2)
1988–1991 Lusitano 45 (6)
1991–1994 Castromarinense
National team
1981 Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Casablanca, Morocco to Portuguese parents, Jacques arrived in the Primeira Liga with S.C. Farense. After a spell in the second division with F.C. Famalicão, he returned to the top flight with S.C. Braga ahead of the 1979–80 campaign; his performances there attracted the attention of FC Porto, still without Fernando Gomes who had left for a two-year "exile" at Sporting de Gijón in Spain.

Jacques topped the scoring charts at 27 goals in his first season at the Estádio das Antas, although the team came out empty in silverware.[1] Such performances earned him his sole cap for Portugal, which consisted of 45 minutes in a 2–5 friendly loss to Bulgaria in Haskovo.[2]

Leaving Porto in 1985, barred by returned Gomes, Jacques returned to Braga on a two-year contract, then played one year with S.C. Covilhã also in the top tier. He eventually retired in 1994 at 39, after three years with Lusitano Futebol Clube – also his first club – and amateurs U.D. Castromarinense.

Death

Jacques died on 3 November 2020 in his home of Vila Real de Santo António, from heart failure. He was 65 years old.[3]

References
  1. Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "Morreu Jacques, antigo avançado do FC Porto" [Death of Jacques, former FC Porto forward]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. Alves, Armando (3 November 2020). "Morreu Jacques, antigo avançado do FC Porto" [Death of Jacques, former FC Porto forward]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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