Francisco Gatinho
Portuguese footballer
Francisco Gatinho (22 March 1909 - deceased) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a full back.
He joined Benfica in 1930, playing 88 games with them and winning three honours. Afterwards, he played 73 games for Belenenses.
Career
Gatinho joined Benfica in 1930, making his debut on 19 April 1931, against Olhanense, helping them win the Campeonato de Portugal. He competed with Ralph Bailão, João Oliveira and Luís Costa, playing mainly in the Campeonato de Portugal. In 1932–33, he won the Campeonato de Lisboa, playing 6 games in the competition.
His breakthrough started in 1934–35, when he joined Gustavo Teixeira in the defence, and played 33 games, more than anyone else in the club. The following year, he helped the club win their first league title, playing 29 games in total, only bettered by Gustavo Teixeira. However, 1935–36 was his last year at Benfica, as Gatinho left the club after 88 games, moving to Belenenses, where he spent the next five seasons.
Honours
Benfica
Primeira Divisão: 1935–36
Campeonato de Portugal: 1930–31, 1934–35
Campeonato de Lisboa: 1932–33
References
General
Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012).
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Francisco Gatinho” is portuguese footballer. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Francisco, Gatinho and Portuguese, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “portuguese footballer” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 3, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q25936169. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1909, 1930, 1931 and 1932.
Later biographies can compress uncertainty and repeat inherited reputations, so apparently settled claims may still require comparison. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Francisco Gatinho”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Francisco Gatinho primary sources, Francisco Gatinho archive and Francisco research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Francisco Gatinho”?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
- Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Francisco Gatinho” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.