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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eusébio da Silva Ferreira | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique (present-day Maputo, Mozambique) | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2014 (aged 71) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting Lourenço Marques | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1957–1960 | Sporting Lourenço Marques | 42 | (77) | |||||||||||
| 1961–1975 | Benfica | 301 | (317) | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Boston Minutemen | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Monterrey | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 21 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 1976 | Beira-Mar | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | União de Tomar | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | New Jersey Americans | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Buffalo Stalions (indoor) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 436 | (424) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1973 | Portugal[2] | 64 | (41) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
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]
He was born in Mozambique.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| 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 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Intercontinental Cup, North American Soccer League Playoffs
International
[change | change source]| 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
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Sporting de Lourenço Marques
Benfica[27]
- Primeira Liga (11): 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
- Taça de Portugal (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72[28]
- Taça de Honra de Lisboa (9): 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75[29]
- Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1970–71[29]
- European Cup: 1961–62[28]
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961,[30] 1962[31]
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Portugal
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1966[32]
- Independence Cup runner-up: 1972
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1965[33]
- FIFA XI: 1963, 1967[34]
- World Soccer World XI: 1965[35]
- European Golden Shoe (2): 1968 (first winner), 1973[36]
- Bola de Prata (7): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973[37]
- European Cup top scorer (3): 1965, 1966, 1968[37]
- Taça de Portugal top scorer (5): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972
- Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique top scorer: 1960
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1966[38]
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1966[39]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966[40]
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2): 1970, 1973[41]
- FIFA 100[42]
- FIFA International Football Hall of Champions[43]
- IFFHS Legends[44]
- UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player Portugal[45]
- Portuguese Golden Ball career award: 1991[46]
- UEFA President's Award[47]
- France Football's World Cup Top-100[48]
- Planète Foot's 50 Meilleurs Joueurs du Monde[49]
- Voetbal International's Wereldsterren[50]
- Guerin Sportivo's I 50 Grandi del Secolo[51]
- World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time[52]
- Placar's 100 Craques do Século[53]
- Venerdì's 100 Magnifici[54]
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2003[55]
- IFFHS World's Best Player of the Century (9th place)[56]
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 1966[57]
- Portuguese Golden Ball career award[46]
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1994[58]
- UEFA President's Award: 2009[47]
- PFA Merit Award: 1993[59]
Orders
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry[33]
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit[33]
References
[change | change source]General
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica's Almanac] (in Portuguese). Alfragide: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ↑ "Eusébio: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (29 October 2005). "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ↑ "IFFHS' Century Elections". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
- ↑ "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva - Goals in European Cups". Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Eusébio da Silva Ferreira". Foradejogo.net. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 293
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 301
- ↑ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1961". RSSS. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 308
- ↑ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1962". RSSS. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 315
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 322
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 329
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 335
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 342
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 349
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 356
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 364
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 371
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 377
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 383
- ↑ Almanaque Benfica p. 390
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Mozambique – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 50. ISSN 0872-3540.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "bestfootballplayersever – Eusebio". bestfootballplayersever.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Mel. 2012. pp. 287–390. ISBN 978-98923-2087-8.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". FIFA. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "Eusébio. Palmarés do antigo futebolista do Benfica e da selecção portuguesa". I Online. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "Matches of FIFA XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Archived 14 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 November 2015
- ↑ "THE GOLDEN SHOE European Sports Media". eusm.eu. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Eusébio". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Portugal's beloved and brilliant Black Panther". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup All-Star Team". Sporting99.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Portugal – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "International Hall of Champions – Together – At Last". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Azevedo, Rogério (29 January 2011). "Saviola Jogador do Ano". A Bola. pp. 2–5.
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Eusébio recebeu 'UEFA Presidents Award'". Diário de Notícias. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
- ↑ "Planète Foot's 50 Meilleurs Joueurs du Monde". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "Voetbal International's Wereldsterren by Raf Willems". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "Guerin' Sportivo's I 50 Grandi del Secolo by Adalberto Bortolotti". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time". rsssf.coml.[dead link]
- ↑ "Placar's 100 Craques do Século". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Venerdì's All-Time Top-100 (100 Magnifici)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "World – Player of the Century". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "50th Sports Personality of the Year". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Order of Merit Holders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "PFA pays tribute to 'Football Icon' Eusebio". thepfa.com. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
