Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Francisco Serra | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Date of death | 5 August 1994 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Agualva-Cacém, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1963 | Benfica | 109 | (0) |
International career | |||
1959 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel Francisco Serra (6 November 1935 – 5 August 1994), commonly known as Serra, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica.
Serra was born in the São Sebastião da Pedreira parish of Lisbon on 6 November 1935. He was murdered on 5 August 1994 at the age of 58, having been shot by a cousin in Agualva-Cacém.[1]