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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.[3]

Eusébio
File:Eusebio (1963 version2).jpg
Eusébio in 1963
Personal information
Full nameEusébio da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth(1942-01-25)25 January 1942
Place of birthLourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
(present-day Maputo, Mozambique)
Date of death5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 71)
Place of deathLisbon, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Sporting Lourenço Marques
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1960Sporting Lourenço Marques42(77)
1961–1975Benfica301(317)
1975Boston Minutemen7(2)
1975Monterrey10(1)
1975–1976Toronto Metros-Croatia21(16)
1976Beira-Mar12(3)
1976–1977Las Vegas Quicksilvers17(2)
1977–1978União de Tomar12(3)
1978–1979New Jersey Americans9(2)
1979–1980Buffalo Stalions (indoor)5(1)
Total436(424)
National team
1961–1973Portugal[2]64(41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was born in Mozambique.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[4] Other[a] 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[5] 42 77 — — 42 77
Benfica 1960–61[6] Primeira Divisão 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2
1961–62[7][8] 17 12 7 11 6 5 1 1 31 29
1962–63[9][10] 24 23 6 8 7 6 2 1 39 38
1963–64[11] 19 28 6 14 3 4 28 46
1964–65[12] 20 28 7 11 9 9 36 48
1965–66[13] 23 25 2 5 5 7 30 37
1966–67[14] 26 31 3 7 4 4 33 42
1967–68[15] 24 42 2 2 9 6 35 50
1968–69[16] 21 10 9 18 5 1 35 29
1969–70[17] 22 21 2 1 4 4 28 26
1970–71[18] 22 19 7 9 3 7 32 35
1971–72[19] 24 19 5 8 8 1 37 28
1972–73[20] 28 40 1 0 4 2 33 42
1973–74[21] 21 16 3 2 4 1 28 19
1974–75[22] 9 2 0 0 4 0 13 2
Total 301 317 61 97 75 57 3 2 440 473
Boston Minutemen 1975[23] NASL 7 2 — — 1 0 8 2
Monterrey 1975–76 Mexican Primera División 10 1 — — — 10 1
Toronto Metros-Croatia 1976[23][24] NASL 21 16 — — 4 2 25 18
Beira-Mar 1976–77[5] Primeira Divisão 12 3 — — — 12 3
Las Vegas Quicksilvers 1977[23] NASL 17 2 — — — 17 2
União de Tomar 1977–78[5] Segunda Divisão 9 3 — — — 9 3
New Jersey Americans 1978[23] ASL 9 2 — — — 9 2
1979 — — — — —
Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 1979–80[23] MISL 5 1 — — — 5 1
Career total 433 424 61 97 75 57 8 4 577 582
  1. ↑ Appearances in Intercontinental Cup, North American Soccer League Playoffs

International

Main page: List of international goals scored by Eusébio
Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
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

Statue of Eusébio outside Estádio da Luz

Sporting de Lourenço Marques

Benfica[27]

Toronto Metros-Croatia

Portugal

Individual

Eusébio's seven Bolas de Prata on display at Museu Benfica
Eusébio's Golden Foot in Monaco

Orders

Eusébio Media

  • Eusébio strikes against Real Madrid during the 1962 European Cup Final.

  • Eusébio celebrating Benfica's 1962 European Cup victory

  • Eusébio (right) with Pelé (left) and Brian Joy (centre) before a game in the NASL in April 1977

  • Eusébio as Portugal's captain against Argentina in 1972.

  • Eusébio accompanied by his wife, Flora, in April 1972

  • Eusébio's tomb in the National Pantheon, Lisbon

  • Eusébio on a commemorative coin from Armenia

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica's Almanac] (in português). Alfragide: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ↑ "Eusébio: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (29 October 2005). "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "IFFHS' Century Elections". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva - Goals in European Cups". Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Eusébio da Silva Ferreira". Foradejogo.net. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 293
  7. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 301
  8. ↑ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1961". RSSS. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 308
  10. ↑ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1962". RSSS. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 315
  12. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 322
  13. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 329
  14. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 335
  15. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 342
  16. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 349
  17. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 356
  18. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 364
  19. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 371
  20. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 377
  21. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 383
  22. ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 390
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 "North American Soccer League Players – Eusebio". nasljerseys.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  25. ↑ Eusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches Archived 10 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. rsssf.org (29 October 2005). Retrieved on 8 May 2011.
  26. ↑ "Mozambique – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "Bicampeões para a história" (in pt). Visão (Portugal: Impresa Publishing): 50. May 2015. ISSN 0872-3540 . 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "bestfootballplayersever – Eusebio". bestfootballplayersever.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Mel. 2012. pp. 287–390. ISBN 978-98923-2087-8.
  30. ↑ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  31. ↑ "Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". FIFA. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  32. ↑ "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football". FIFA.com. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/england1966/index.html. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "Eusébio. Palmarés do antigo futebolista do Benfica e da selecção portuguesa". I Online. 5 January 2014. http://www.ionline.pt/artigos/portugal/eusebio-palmares-antigo-futebolista-benfica-da-seleccao-portuguesa. Retrieved 5 August 2014. 
  34. ↑ "Matches of FIFA XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  35. ↑ "ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Archived 14 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 November 2015
  36. ↑ "THE GOLDEN SHOE European Sports Media". eusm.eu. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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  38. ↑ "1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
  39. ↑ "Portugal's beloved and brilliant Black Panther". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  40. ↑ "FIFA World Cup All-Star Team". Sporting99.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "Portugal – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  42. ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest". bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm. Retrieved 5 August 2014. 
  43. ↑ "International Hall of Champions – Together – At Last". fifa.com. https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999901997/news/newsid=71541/index.html. 
  44. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  45. ↑ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=130150.html. Retrieved 5 August 2014. 
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Azevedo, Rogério (29 January 2011). Saviola Jogador do Ano. pp. 2–5. 
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Eusébio recebeu 'UEFA Presidents Award'". Diário de Notícias. 24 February 2010. https://www.dn.pt/desporto/benfica/interior/eusebio-recebeu-uefa-presidents-award-1502467.html. Retrieved 22 July 2018. 
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  54. ↑ "Venerdì's All-Time Top-100 (100 Magnifici)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  55. ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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  57. ↑ "50th Sports Personality of the Year". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  58. ↑ "FIFA Order of Merit Holders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  59. ↑ "PFA pays tribute to 'Football Icon' Eusebio". thepfa.com. 5 January 2014. http://www.thepfa.com/news/2014/1/5/pfa-pays-tribute-to-football-icon-eusebio. Retrieved 5 August 2014. 
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