Pires grew up in Newark, New Jersey where he attended East Side High School.[1] He was a three sport varsity letterman in soccer, baseball and basketball. When he was still in high school, he also played for the Newark Benfica. When he was seventeen, he scored three goals in Benfica's 5–1 victory over the New York Ukrainians in an indoor tournament held at the Elizabeth Armory. He attended Montclair State College.
Pires earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 4–0 loss to Poland on June 24, 1975.[3] He also appeared with the U.S. Olympic soccer team as it attempted, but failed, to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics. However, Pires did score in a 4–2 loss to Mexico in the last qualification game on August 28, 1975. He also played on the 1975 U.S. Pan American Games soccer team.[4]
Coach
In March 1981, Pires was hired as the head coach of the New England Sharks of the American Soccer League.[5]
References
↑"Fitzpatrick-Pires", Asbury Park Press, August 13, 1978. Accessed November 25, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick, Mountainside Drive, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Cathleen Elizabeth, to Telmo D. Pires, Jackson Township, son of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Pires, Cacia, Portugal..... Her fiance is a graduate of East Side High School, Newark. He attended Montclair State College. He is a professional soccer player with the New Jersey Americans Professional Soccer Team, East Brunswick Township."