Career
Over the course of 12 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 games and 79 goals, spending all of his career at, winning seven major titles. Nicknamed The Black Pearl, he was a prolific goalscorer, with Peyroteo even claiming he was a more complete football player than him. Club Born in Lisbon from Angolan descendents, Espírito Santo moved to Luanda at the age of 8, and joined the local delegation, Sport Luanda est
A fast and agile football player, his performances led him to being call up to at age 16, to replace his idol — Vítor Silva – as centre forward.
A notable event in his career was match for the 1937-1938 Campeonato de Lisboa, when scored 9 goals in a 13–1 trashing of Casa Pia on 5 December 1937. In 1941, he suffered a serious medical condition that sideline him for two whole seasons, only reappearing on 6 February 1944.
He retired in 1950, playing his last match on 13 November 1949, with 211 matches and 152 goals scored. Foreign his services, the club awarded him with the Aguia de Ouro (Golden Eagle) medal, and the Olympic Committee of Portugal, with a Fair Play medal.
He had a short stint as manager in the late seventies, managing Communicative Disorders Montijo in the final matches of the 1976-1977 season, as well Quimigal do Barreiro for two seasons on the second level
He died in Lisbon on 25 November 2012, at age 93. International Athletics Portugal High Jump Record - (1,88m) from 1940-1960 Portugal Long Jump Record - (6,89m) from 1938–1940 Portugal Triple Jump Record - (14,015m) from 1938–1940 Football.
