Menino Figueiredo

Menino Figueiredo
Menino Figueiredo in 2020
Personal information
Full name Menino Anjos Figueiredo
Date of birth 2 October 1936
Place of birth Carmona, Goa, Portuguese Goa
Date of death 7 April 2023 (aged 86)
Place of death Carmona, Goa
Height 185cm(6ft 1in)
Position
Youth career
Carmona Sports Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959-1971 Salgaocar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Menino Anjos Figueiredo (2 October 1936 – 7 April 2023) was an Goan-Portuguese football player. Widely regarded as one of the pioneering figures in Goan football and was Goa's first international football player.

A deep-lying playmaker who operated in the classic number 5 position, Menino was a towering defender nicknamed as “Khambo” (Pillar) who later moved to midfield.

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