Mário Coluna
Mário Esteves Coluna (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu kuˈlunɐ]; 6 August 1935 – 25 February 2014) was a Portuguese footballer. He played mainly as a central midfielder.
.jpg) Coluna in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Esteves Coluna | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Inhaca, Mozambique | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 2014 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albasini | |||
| Ferroviário | |||
| 1951–1954 | Desportivo Lourenço Marques | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1970 | Benfica | 364 | (89) |
| 1970–1971 | Lyon | 19 | (2) |
| 1971–1972 | Estrela Portalegre | ||
| Total | 383 | (91) | |
| National team | |||
| 1955–1968 | Portugal | 57 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He spent most of his career with Benfica, appearing in 525 official games and scoring 127 goals during 16 professional seasons. Dubbed Monstro Sagrado (Sacred Monster) he won 19 major titles with his main club, including ten national leagues and two European Cups.[1]
Coluna represented Portugal at the 1966 World Cup, playing nearly 60 times.
Coluna died on 25 February 2014 at the age of 78 in Maputo, after not being able to overcome a pulmonary infection.[2]
References
- ↑ "Coluna" (in Portuguese). Vedeta ou Marreta?. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ (in Portuguese) Morreu Mário Coluna. Record. 25 February 2014. http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=869895. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
Other websites
- Mário Coluna on IMDb
- Profile at Zerozero Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Stats at ForaDeJogo Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
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