Career
Tavares joined South.L. Benfica at the age of 19. He made his official debut on 19 October 1924, against Chaplain to the Forces Os Belenenses. Used mainly as a centre forward, Tavares was consistenly was one of the Lisbon team"s top scorers, ranking first in the 1924-1925 and 1925-1926 seasons.
He helped the club conquer its first national titles, the 1930 and 1931 Campeonato de Portugal, and retired on 26 January 1932 at the age of 27.
Tavares gained three caps for Portugal in nearly three years, his first coming on 18 April 1926 in a 2–4 friendly loss to France. He was an unused squad member at the 1928 Football Olympic tournament.