Sporting in mourning after death of one of the 'heroes of 64' | OneFootball

Ernesto de Figueiredo, one of the 'heroes of 64' and a great scorer in Sporting's history, has passed away. The news was announced on the afternoon of last Saturday, December 13th, shortly before the Lions took to the field to face AVS SAD. The green and white club has already published a note of condolence regarding the passing of the former player.

"Sporting Clube de Portugal expresses its deep sorrow for the passing of Ernesto Figueiredo, who departed this Saturday at the age of 88", the Lions began in a note shared on the Club's official channels, shortly after the information became public.

The statement continues: "He remains in the green and white history as one of its top scorers, having scored 150 goals in 233 games over eight seasons with the Lion on his chest, between 1960/1961 and 1967/1968. Besides winning several titles with Sporting CP, Figueiredo was a key figure in that success during the 1960s, both nationally and internationally".

"The forward and his goals contributed decisively to winning the National Championships in 1961/1962 and 1965/1966, being the top scorer in the latter, and a Portuguese Cup (1962/1963), later establishing himself as one of the heroes of the 1963/1964 Cup Winners' Cup. He scored six goals on the way to the European title, one of which was of extreme importance: he was the author of the 3-3 in the final against MTK that led to the playoff", it reads further.

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