Pepe Soares

José Manuel Soares, known as Pepe was an inside forward who played 14 times for Portugal (including 2 as a substitute), scoring 7 goals. He made 3 appearances at the 1928 Olympics.
Pepe's debut for his club Belenenses (against Benfica on 28th February,1926)  was the stuff of legend. Pepe came on in the 75th minute with Benfica leading 4-1. In the next 13 minutes, Belenenses scored three goals. When Belenenses were awarded a 90th minute penalty Pepe was ordered to take it as there were no volunteers. He scored to make it 5-4. 
Pepe made his international debut at the age of 19 (16.03.27).
He died of food poisoning at the age of 23.

Portugal

Portugal did not have a national league competition until 1934-35, when an experimental premier division was formed. Until then the winners of the knockout cup were considered national champions, with leagues arranged on a district basis. Unsurprisingly Os Tres Grandes  feature prominently in the lists. 

	District Championships				Campeonato de Portugal (cup) *	Primeira Liga **
	Lisbon	Porto	Algarve	Madeira
06-07	Carcavelos
07-08	Carcavelos
08-09	Carcavelos
09-10	Benfica
10-11	CI Futebol
11-12	Benfica
12-13	Benfica
13-14	Benfica	Boavista
14-15	Sporting	Porto	Farense
15-16	Benfica	Porto
16-17	Benfica	Porto		Marítimo
17-18	Benfica	Salgueiros	Farense	Marítimo
18-19	Sporting	Porto
19-20	Benfica	Porto
20-21	Casa Pia	Porto		União
21-22	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
22-23	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Sporting
23-24	Casa Pia	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Olhanense
24-25	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
25-26	Belenenses	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Marítimo
26-27	Setúbal	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Belenenses
27-28	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	União	Carcavelinhos
28-29	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Belenenses
29-30	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Benfica
30-31	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
31-32	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	União	Belenenses
32-33	Benfica	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Sporting
33-34	Sporting	Porto	Farense	União	Benfica
34-35	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	Nacional	Sporting	Porto
35-36	Sporting	Porto	Farense	Marítimo	Porto	Benfica
36-37	Sporting	Porto	Portimonense	Nacional	Sporting	Benfica

Porto 1922

Olhanense 1924

Marítimo 1926

Belenenses 1927

Carcavelinhos 1928

Benfica 1930

Sporting 1934

* From 1922-38 this cup competition was the most prestigious, with the winners having the title ‘Champions of Portugal’.

** 1934–35 was the first season of national league football in Portugal. In a four season period leading up to the reform of 1938, and the foundation of the Primeira Divisão proper the winners were named "League champions". Teams qualified for the 8 team Primeira Liga according to their performance in the district championships.