Amaro da Cavada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amaro Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1992 (aged 66–67) | ||
| Place of death | Mâcon, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1957 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amaro Lopes, known as Amaro da Cavada, (1925–1992) was a Portuguese footballer.
Early life
[edit]He was known as Amaro da Cavada, in reference to the Cavada region in Portugal, where he was from.[1]
Club career
[edit]He began playing for Paços de Ferreira during the 1951-52 season.[2] In 1957, he ended his playing career, emigrating to France to flee Portugal under the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar, picking up a job in the construction industry.[3][4]
Personal
[edit]In France, he settled in Mâcon. In Mâcon, a local football club, Sporting Mâcon, which was founded by the Portuguese community in the town, together with the Mâcon Portuguese Association, hosts an annual futsal tournament hosts known as the Challenge Amaro Lopes, in honour of his importance to the community as after his arrival to the town, he was an important figure in the community, helping other Portuguese families immigrate to the area and helping find job and housing opportunities for the newcomers.[5][6]
Lopes was the grandfather of French footballer Antoine Griezmann.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amaro Lopes: o avô de Griezmann que jogou no Paços de Ferreira" [Amaro Lopes: Griezmann's grandfather who played for Paços de Ferreira]. Bom Dia Luxemburgo (in Portuguese). 9 July 2016.
- ^ Cazón, Patricia (1 November 2022). "Amaro da Cavada, la raíz portuguesa del fútbol de Antoine Griezmann" [Amaro da Cavada, the Portuguese roots of Antoine Griezmann's football]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ Gonçalves, Amaury (4 July 2024). "Amaro Lopes, le papy portugais et footballeur de Griezmann" [Amaro Lopes, Griezmann's Portuguese grandfather and footballer]. So Foot (in French).
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (20 June 2021). "A herança portuguesa de Griezmann, Antoine 'Lopes' Griezmann" [Griezmann's Portuguese heritage, Antoine 'Lopes' Griezmann]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Mâcon: Torneio presta homenagem a Amaro Lopes, avô de Antoine Griezmann" [Mâcon: Tournament pays tribute to Amaro Lopes, Antoine Griezmann's grandfather]. Luso Journal (in Portuguese). 5 February 2018.
- ^ Clement, Arnaud (9 July 2016). "Antoine Griezmann, ce descendant de footballeur portugais" [Antoine Griezmann, the descendant of a Portuguese footballer]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French).
- ^ Bate, Adam (10 July 2016). "Antoine Griezmann is France's hero but his roots are in Portugal". Sky Sports.