Facts: - managerclubs: belenenses braga - caps: 154 - nationalyears: 1937 -- 1946 - youthclubs: barreirense - birth date: 27 june 1917 - clubs: barreirense belenenses - nationalcaps: 5 - death date: 2 december 2011 - nationalgoals: 0 - name: artur quaresma - nationalteam: portugal - death place: barreiro , portugal - birth place: barreiro , portugal - position: forward - fullname: artur da silva quaresma - manageryears: 1948 -- 1949 1968 -- 1969 - years: 1936 -- 1948 - goals: 71 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of artur quaresma .
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artur da silva quaresma -lrb- 27 june 1917 -- 2 december 2011 -rrb- was a portuguese footballer who played as a forward .