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
Eusébio in 1963
Personal information
Full name Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1942-01-25)January 25, 1942
Place of birth Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique
Date of death (2014-01-05)January 5, 2014
Place of death Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 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

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
PortugalLeague
1960/61BenficaPortuguese Liga11
1961/621712
1962/632423
1963/641928
1964/652028
1965/662325
1966/672631
1967/682442
1968/692110
1969/702221
1970/712219
1971/722419
1972/732840
1973/742116
1974/7592
United StatesLeague
1975Boston MinutemenNASL72
MexicoLeague
1975/76MonterreyPrimera División101
United StatesLeague
1976Toronto Metros-CroatiaNASL2116
PortugalLeague
1976/77Beira-MarPortuguese Liga123
United StatesLeague
1977Las Vegas QuicksilverNASL172
CountryPortugal 313320
United States 4520
Mexico 101
Total 368341

International career statistics

[3]

Portugal national team
YearAppsGoals
196121
196252
196310
196464
196577
19661212
196763
196821
196942
197010
197152
197294
197343
Total6341

References

  1. "IFFHS' Century Elections". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Eusébio". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.


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