José TRAVASSOS | 1946-1947 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

TRAVASSOS PES STATS | 1946-1947

Classical Name: José Travaços Nickname: ''Zé da Europa'' (could be translated as Europe Jim) José TRAVASSOS | 1946-1947 Quick minded, Travaços always linked the offensive flow of his team in a skillfull way of playing. Club: Sporting CP Number: 10 Position: *SS, AMF Nationality: Portuguese Age: 24-25 (22/02/1922) Era: 1946/1947 Foot: R Side: L Height: 173 cm Weight: 70 kg Attack: 85 Defence: 46 Balance: 82 Stamina: 84 Top Speed: 87 Acceleration: 94 Response: 89 Agility: 89 Dribble Accuracy: 90 Dribble Speed: 86 Short Pass Accuracy: 91 Short Pass Speed: 87 Long Pass Accuracy: 87 Long Pass Speed: 84 Shot Accuracy: 86 Shot Power: 85 Shot Technique: 89 Free Kick Accuracy: 78 Curling: 74 Header: 74 Jump: 80 Technique: 91 Aggression: 88 Mentality/Tenacity: 84 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 96 Injury Tolerance: B Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 8 Weak Foot Frequency: 8 Consistency: 8 CARDS: P06: Speed Merchant P09: Early Cross P11: Cut Back Pass P16: Dummy Runner P17: Free Roaming P20: Talisman S02: Passer S05: 1-Touch Play S20: Scooping SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Dribbling *Reaction *Playmaking *Passing *Scoring *Centre *1-Touch Pass Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded INFO: Travaços is considered Sporting's CP greatest ever, and was also one of the famous Sporting's attacking force from the 40's, The Five Violins. Sporting at the time was playing a classic M-W formation. The 5 Violins played the offensive role and Travaços was the left interior (today it would be a role of support striker). His game was always considered as a mark of consistency and teamwork. He was considered, from the 5, the one who linked all their quality as individual players being the most versatile and all-around of the whole pack. In 457 games throughout 13 seasons on Sporting CP, Travaços scored 172 goals and attached his name to some of the best pages of Sporting History. His main skills as a footballer were his superior inteligence, being the playing leader of a team composed of extraordinary players, as said before he was the one who linked the attacks. He possessed good physical skills which allowed him the possibility to have a good mobility in the attacking moves. Being average small in terms of height, he was quick and used progression dribble which permitted him to gain position to deliver some deadly assists or even try the shooting. He was also very fast, he was a regular athlete in 100m sprint race at national level before enduring for his true passion - Football and Sporting CP. His technical portfolio was very complete for an attacker as he controlled the ball with precise accuracy, dribbled with unpredicted moves, his shootings were sharp and powerful, his passing proved to feed that team goal scoring desire and he had some changes of speed truly astonishing. He was the 1st Portuguese player to be summoned to FIFA Europe Squad, beating England 4-1 in 1955 in Belfast. From that moment on he became known as Zé da Europa (which could be something as ''Europe Jim'' translated for English). At the time, with few echoes from Portuguese football around the world (and even Europe), being summoned to this squad meant that still there were ones who knew how fantastic this player was. Another legendary Violin, probably the best one ever. Sporting CP All Stars: club-all-star-teams/sporting-clube-portugal-all-stars-t7374.html _________________ When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Eric Cantona Jose TRAVASSOS | 1946-1947 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)