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Largo Conselheiro Aires de Ornelas

Monumento ao Futebol

Football Monument

Amândio de Sousa
1969

Description

Stone all with text:

AQUI SE JOGOU FUTEBOL PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ
EM PORTUGAL
1875
CAMACHA
(Here is for the first time in Portugal played football - 1875 - Camacha)

In front of the wall stands an abstract sculpture.

Sculptor

Amândio Manuel Abreu de Sousa (Funchal 1934), Madeiran sculptor, husband of Luisa Clode.

Annotation

The first organized game in the country took place in 1875 in Camacha, organized by Madeira-born Harry Hinton, who would go on to become Honorary President of CS Marítimo. The monument was inaugurated 6 July 1969.

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
Drakonyaz, (Blogspot).

Location (N 32°40'46" - W 16°50'41")

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Item Code: ptma119; Photograph: 12 January 2014
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