At the latter side, Tavares eventually beat competition from Augusto Amaro and Pedro Conceição position, playing all of the league games in his first season,[1] and interchanging with Amaro in his second year.[2] He then had a third spell at Casa Pia, retiring in 1942 at the age of 31 with União Sportiva in Azores.
Coaching career
After retiring, Tavares started working as a fitness coach, having his first experience as manager in December 1951 at Benfica, when Ted Smith left unexpectedly.[3] He was still able to guide them to a Taça de Portugal triumph against Sporting Clube de Portugal on 15 June 1952[4] and, the next year, was appointed at Vitória de Guimarães, which he led to two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the Primeira Liga.