José Águas: Portuguese footballer (1930–2000)

José Águas
	Águas with Benfica in 1962
Personal information
Full name	José Pinto Carvalho Santos Águas
Date of birth	9 November 1930
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Date of death	10 December 2000 (aged 70)
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1944–1948	Lusitano Lobito
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1950	Lusitano Lobito
1950–1963	Benfica
1963–1964	Austria Vienna
Total
National team
1952–1962	Portugal
Teams managed
1966–1967	Marítimo
1967–1968	Atlético
1968–1969	Leixões
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, he played as a striker.

His son, Rui Águas , was also a footballer. His daughter, Helena Maria (more commonly known as Lena d'Água) is a singer.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Benfica	1950–51	Primeira Divisão	19	23	7	6	–		26	29
	1951–52		22	28	7	6	–		29	34
	1952–53		25	25	7	10	–		32	35
	1953–54		18	24	2	0	–		20	24
	1954–55		26	20	6	6	–		32	26
	1955–56		26	28	2	2	–		28	30
	1956–57		25	30	7	3	–		32	33
	1957–58		22	22	8	9	2	0	32	31
	1958–59		24	26	8	3	–		32	29
	1959–60		25	18	9	12	–		34	30
	1960–61		23	27	1	5	9	11	33	43
	1961–62		22	18	5	2	9	6	36	26
	1962–63		4	2	6	5	3	1	13	8
	Total		281	291	75	70	21	18	377	379
Austria Wien	1963–64	Austrian Staatsliga	7	2	0	0	1	0	8	2
Career total			288	293	75	70	22	18	385	381

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 September 1953	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria	Austria	1–5	1–9	1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	22 November 1953	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	South Africa	2–0	3–1	Friendly
3.	22 May 1955	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	England	1–1	3–1	Friendly
4.	22 May 1955	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	England	3–1	3–1	Friendly
5.	20 November 1955	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	Sweden	1–1	2–6	Friendly
6.	20 November 1955	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	Sweden	2–4	2–6	Friendly
7.	23 December 1955	Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	4–0	Friendly
8.	23 December 1955	Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	4–0	4–0	Friendly
9.	9 June 1956	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	Hungary	1–0	2–2	Friendly
10.	19 March 1961	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	Luxembourg	1–0	6–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	21 May 1961	Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal	England	1–0	1–1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63
Taça de Portugal: 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62
European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62

Manager

Marítimo

AF Madeira Championship: 1966–97
Madeira Cup: 1966–97

Atlético

Segunda Divisão: 1967–68

Individual

Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61
European Cup Top Scorer: 1960–61
Taça de Portugal Top Scorer: 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58

References

Other websites

Portugal stats at Eu-Football

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