Eusébio
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.[1]
![]() Eusébio in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eusébio da Silva Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | January 25, 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique | ||
| Date of death | January 5, 2014 | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1975 1975 1975–1976 1976 1976–1977 1977 |
Benfica Boston Minutemen Monterrey Toronto Metros-Croatia Beira-Mar Las Vegas Quicksilver | ||
| National team | |||
| 1961–1973 | Portugal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was born in Mozambique.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | |||
| 1960/61 | Benfica | Portuguese Liga | 1 | 1 |
| 1961/62 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1962/63 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 1963/64 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 1964/65 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 1965/66 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 1966/67 | 26 | 31 | ||
| 1967/68 | 24 | 42 | ||
| 1968/69 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 1969/70 | 22 | 21 | ||
| 1970/71 | 22 | 19 | ||
| 1971/72 | 24 | 19 | ||
| 1972/73 | 28 | 40 | ||
| 1973/74 | 21 | 16 | ||
| 1974/75 | 9 | 2 | ||
| United States | League | |||
| 1975 | Boston Minutemen | NASL | 7 | 2 |
| Mexico | League | |||
| 1975/76 | Monterrey | Primera División | 10 | 1 |
| United States | League | |||
| 1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | NASL | 21 | 16 |
| Portugal | League | |||
| 1976/77 | Beira-Mar | Portuguese Liga | 12 | 3 |
| United States | League | |||
| 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilver | NASL | 17 | 2 |
| Country | Portugal | 313 | 320 | |
| United States | 45 | 20 | ||
| Mexico | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 368 | 341 | ||
International career statistics
| Portugal national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 | 63 | 41 |
References
- "IFFHS' Century Elections". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Eusébio". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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