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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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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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