Jesus Crespo

Jesus Crespo
Personal information
Full name	Jesus Muñoz Crespo
Date of birth	11 September 1899
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death	11 September 1979 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1917–1929	Benfica
International career
1923	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesus Muñoz Crespo (11 September 1899 – 11 September 1979) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Crespo arrived at Benfica in 1917, at the age of 18. He made his official debut in the first game of the 1917–18 edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa, on 16 December 1917.^[1]

Capable of playing either as inside forward or centre-forward, in a 2-3-5 formation, he was mainly used as inside forward and partnered with José Simões, while both supported players like Alberto Augusto, Tavares, or Mário Carvalho.^[2] On 16 December 1923, he received his only cap, in a 0-3 loss against Spain played on Avenida de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla.^[3]

Over the course of 12 seasons, he played more than 100 matches, a club record at that time, retiring at age 30, with his last match on 24 February 1929.

Honours

Benfica^[4]

Campeonato de Lisboa (2)
Taça de Honra (2)

References

General

Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

^ Tovar 2012, p. 699.
^ Tovar 2012, p. 63-103.
^ "Spain 3–0 Portugal". EU-football.com.
^ "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 38. ISSN 0872-3540.