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José Augusto (footballer)
Portuguese footballer (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ awˈɡuʃtu]; born 13 April 1937), known as José Augusto, is a Portuguese retired football winger and manager.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.
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![]() José Augusto with Benfica in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | José Augusto Pinto de Almeida | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1937-04-13) 13 April 1937 (age 87) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1951–1955 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1955–1959 | Barreirense | 98 | (50) | ||||||||||||||
1959–1969 | Benfica | 246 | (113) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 344 | (163) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1958–1968 | Portugal | 45 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1970 | Benfica (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
1970–1971 | Benfica (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
1974 | Vitória Setúbal | ||||||||||||||||
1976–1978 | Portimonense | ||||||||||||||||
1979 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
1980–1987 | Portugal (youth / U21) | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Penafiel | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | Amora | ||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Logroñés | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
KAC | |||||||||||||||||
FUS Rabat | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Portugal (women) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played most of his career with Benfica, for which he appeared in 369 competitive matches and scored 174 goals, winning 13 titles including eight Primeira Liga championships and two European Cups.[1] He was dubbed the "Portuguese Garrincha" by Gabriel Hanot.[2]
A Portugal international over one decade, José Augusto represented the nation at the 1966 World Cup. He later worked as a manager for more than 30 years.