Eusébio: Portuguese footballer (1942–2014)
Eusébio (25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese football player.
He played for Portugal national team and Benfica. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
.jpg) Eusébio in 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eusébio da Silva Ferreira | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique (present-day Maputo, Mozambique) | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2014 (aged 71) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting Lourenço Marques | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1957–1960 | Sporting Lourenço Marques | 42 | (77) | |||||||||||
| 1961–1975 | Benfica | 301 | (317) | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Boston Minutemen | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Monterrey | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 21 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 1976 | Beira-Mar | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | União de Tomar | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | New Jersey Americans | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Buffalo Stalions (indoor) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 436 | (424) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1973 | Portugal | 64 | (41) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
He was born in Mozambique.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting de Lourenço Marques | 1957 | Moçambola | 4 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 1958 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 11 | ||||||
| 1959 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 11 | 21 | ||||||
| 1960 | 20 | 36 | — | — | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| Total | 42 | 77 | — | — | 42 | 77 | ||||||
| Benfica | 1960–61 | Primeira Divisão | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 29 | ||
| 1962–63 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 38 | ||
| 1963–64 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 46 | ||||
| 1964–65 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 48 | ||||
| 1965–66 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 37 | ||||
| 1966–67 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 42 | ||||
| 1967–68 | 24 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 50 | ||||
| 1968–69 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 29 | ||||
| 1969–70 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 26 | ||||
| 1970–71 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 35 | ||||
| 1971–72 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 28 | ||||
| 1972–73 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 42 | ||||
| 1973–74 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 19 | ||||
| 1974–75 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 301 | 317 | 61 | 97 | 75 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 440 | 473 | ||
| Boston Minutemen | 1975 | NASL | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Monterrey | 1975–76 | Mexican Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Toronto Metros-Croatia | 1976 | NASL | 21 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | ||
| Beira-Mar | 1976–77 | Primeira Divisão | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 1977 | NASL | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| União de Tomar | 1977–78 | Segunda Divisão | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| New Jersey Americans | 1978 | ASL | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 1979–80 | MISL | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 433 | 424 | 61 | 97 | 75 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 577 | 582 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1965 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1966 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1967 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 64 | 41 | |
Honours
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Sporting de Lourenço Marques
- Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique: 1960
Benfica
- Primeira Liga (11): 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
- Taça de Portugal (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
- Taça de Honra de Lisboa (9): 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
- Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1970–71
- European Cup: 1961–62
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961, 1962
Toronto Metros-Croatia
- NASL: 1976
Portugal
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1966
- Independence Cup runner-up: 1972
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1965
- FIFA XI: 1963, 1967
- World Soccer World XI: 1965
- European Golden Shoe (2): 1968 (first winner), 1973
- Bola de Prata (7): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973
- European Cup top scorer (3): 1965, 1966, 1968
- Taça de Portugal top scorer (5): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972
- Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique top scorer: 1960
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1966
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1966
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2): 1970, 1973
- FIFA 100
- FIFA International Football Hall of Champions
- IFFHS Legends
- UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player Portugal
- Portuguese Golden Ball career award: 1991
- UEFA President's Award
- France Football's World Cup Top-100
- Planète Foot's 50 Meilleurs Joueurs du Monde
- Voetbal International's Wereldsterren
- Guerin Sportivo's I 50 Grandi del Secolo
- World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
- Placar's 100 Craques do Século
- Venerdì's 100 Magnifici
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2003
- IFFHS World's Best Player of the Century (9th place)
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 1966
- Portuguese Golden Ball career award
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1994
- UEFA President's Award: 2009
- PFA Merit Award: 1993
Orders
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
References
General
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica's Almanac] (in Portuguese). Alfragide: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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