Ernesto Figueiredo

Ernesto de Figueiredo Cordeiro (6 July 1937 – 13 December 2025) was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a striker, and was an amateur player until he was 23, when he joined Sporting CP in 1960. With Sporting CP, he scored 147 goals in 232 matches, and helped them win the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup against MTK Budapest. He would join Vitória de Setúbal in 1968, and played there until he retired in 1970. 

Figueiredo was capped six for Portugal, and made his debut on 21 June 1966, in a friendly match against Denmark. He was part of Portugal's team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play at the tournament.

After retiring from football, he worked as a taxi driver. Figueiredo died on 13 December 2025, at the age of 88.

Honours
Sporting CP
Primeira Divisão: 1961–62, 1965–66
Taça de Portugal: 1962–63
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1963–64

Portugal
FIFA World Cup third place: 1966

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Category:1937 births
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Category:Association football forwards
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players