The result meant Brazil's early elimination. [46], Following Eusébio's death, the Portuguese government declared three days of national mourning. His fourth goal in that match came from a penalty when two North Korean players tackled him after a fast run Eusébio had made from the middle of the Portuguese half to the opposition's penalty area. Eusébio's name often appears in best player of all time lists and polls by football critics and fans. Throughout the game Eusébio was closely marked by England's defensive midfielder Nobby Stiles, but still managed to score Portugal's only goal from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute, ending yet-to-be broken records of seven consecutive clean sheets and 708 minutes without conceding a goal for the English team.
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsiɫvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese[3] footballer who played as a striker.
During his professional career, he scored 733 goals in 745 matches (41 goals in 64 matches for Portugal). He scored the winning goal in their 3–0 victory at the Soccer Bowl '76 to win the NASL title. The baton handoverReal Madrid CF won the first five editions of the European Cup, but it was FC Barcelona – and not Benfica – who had the honour of becoming the first side to eliminate the Merengues from European competition, in the first round of the 1960/61 European Cup. [54] On 3 July, his remains were moved to the National Pantheon, where notable Portuguese personalities are buried.
[55], In September 2019, Eusébio was, along with Maria Mutola, referred by Pope Francis as an example of perseverance, during the latter's visit to Mozambique.[56]. Under "Filter by national team", you can filter by appearances for senior national team(s) and appearances for U-xx teams.
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The star players Eusébio: "He was the best player of all time," said Alfredo Di Stéfano after Eusébio's death in January 2014.
Juventus proposed but my mum never wanted to hear anything from anyone".[17]. In the semi-final match Portugal would have to face England.
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The balls they used were made of socks stuffed with newspapers rolled into spheres. Winner of the Ballon d'Or in 1965 – and runner-up in 1962 and 1966, when he was also top scorer at the FIFA World Cup finals – Eusébio turned heads; England striker Sir Bobby Charlton said of him: "Eusébio was one of the best players I had the privilege to play against. Squad: 53, Starting eleven: 53, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0.
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by Pedro Gonçalves. He was elected the ninth-best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS and the tenth-best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the World Soccer magazine. [35] He also received the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for 1966. After Portugal qualified for the 1966 World Cup, they were drawn in Group 3, alongside Bulgaria, Hungary and the reigning champions Brazil. Eusébio is considered by many as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Guttmann left the club in 1962. [21], The move was controversial; Sporting Lourenço Marques was a subsidiary of Sporting CP, and the two rivals disputed the legality of the transfer. [38][39] Many well-known people from the football world expressed their condolences and praise, including his contemporaries Franz Beckenbauer and Bobby Charlton. In that same season, he won the European Cup, also scoring two goals in the final against Real Madrid in a 5–3 result to Benfica. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira - União Tomar, Las Vegas Quicksilver, SC Beira-Mar, Toronto Metros-Croatia, CF Monterrey, Boston Minutemen, SL Benfica, Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques He was the 1965 European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) and finished as runner-up twice, in 1962 and 1966, and in 1968 was the first winner of the Golden Boot Award, as Europe's leading scorer, a feat he repeated five years later.
While he stayed in a hotel room he was warned for possible run-overs. In the 1968 defeat to the English league champions Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, with the scores 1–1, he came close to winning the game for Benfica in the dying seconds of the game, only to have his shot saved by Alex Stepney.
Eusébio considered leaving Portugal, but his mother convinced him to stay.[23]. [5] Nicknamed the Black Panther,[6] the Black Pearl,[7] or o Rei[8][9] (the King), he was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and his ferocious right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer. Homages by FIFA, UEFA, the Portuguese Football Federation and Benfica have been held in his honour.
[19][20] Guttman moved quickly and signed the then-19-year-old for Benfica.
The game finished 6–3 for Santos, with Eusébio being on the cover of the famed French sporting newspaper L'Équipe.
He received a number of individual accolades and awards while playing for Benfica. Due to his fine form during the season, he finished second in the 1962 Ballon d'Or, in his first complete season as a professional.
", What they saidBela Guttman: "I never found players who felt their shirt so strongly as the ones at Benfica. By clicking on the "Detailed" tab, you can view further details (e.g. Bauer had been asked by his former coach at São Paulo, Béla Guttmann, to keep an eye out for talented players during a ten-week tour to Africa, and when São Paulo could not afford the asking price for Eusébio, Bauer then recommended him to Guttmann, who was coaching Benfica at the time. After an ill-starred spell at AC Milan in the mid-1950s, he spent time at São Paulo then ventured to Portugal, leading FC Porto to title success in 1958/59 before being persuaded to join the Eagles in Lisbon. In October 1963, he was selected to represent the FIFA team in the "Golden Anniversary" of The Football Association at Wembley Stadium. UEFA.com dissects another team that changed football. I don't mind if our opponents score three or four goals as long as my team scores four or five. [37], Eusébio died at his home on 5 January 2014 of heart failure, aged 71. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsiɫvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.Eusébio is considered by many as one of the greatest footballers of all time. [18] There he won the Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique and the Campeonato Distrital de Lourenço Marques in his last season, in 1960. The star playersEusébio: "He was the best player of all time," said Alfredo Di Stéfano after Eusébio's death in January 2014. They signed the contract with my mother and she got the money.
Following knee surgery, Eusébio played for various teams in North America and Portugal before retiring in 1979. During his transfer he was codenamed Ruth Malosso. The 1962 success was his only triumph in the world's top club competition, but Eusébio's control, physical power and thunderous finish marked him out as someone very special indeed. He also won the Bola de Prata (Primeira Liga top scorer award) a record seven times. [29][48][49] Three days later, his statue (inaugurated on his 50th birthday)[50] at the Praça Centenarium was transformed into a memorial.
Under the "Detailed" tab, you can view further details such as the venue and club for which the player was playing at the time of the match. The following season (1977), he signed for the Las Vegas Quicksilvers. He was seventh in the online poll for UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. With that great Benfica side, Eusébio was one of the best in the world.". His parents were Laurindo António da Silva Ferreira, a white railroad worker from Malanje, Angola, and Elisa Anissabeni, a black Mozambican woman. [47] On 6 January 2014, a Mass was held at the Igreja do Seminário do Largo da Luz. After trailing 0–3 in the 25th minute, Eusébio proceeded to score four consecutive goals, two before half time and two in the first fifteen minutes of the second half. According to Eusébio: "I used to play in Sporting's feeder club in Mozambique. Overall, he scored 727 goals in 715 matches wearing Benfica's jersey.[29]. There, he won eleven Primeira Liga titles, five Taça de Portugal titles, a European Cup (1961–62) and helped them reach three additional European Cup finals (1963, 1965, 1968). On 10 June 1961, Eusébio played for the first time in the Primeira Divisão, the last match day against Belenenses, where he scored a goal in a 4–0 win.
He was the first ever player to win the European Golden Boot, in 1968, a feat he replicated in 1973. He made his debut for the Portugal national team against Luxembourg on 8 October 1961, a match his country lost 4–2, with the player scoring his country's first goal in the match. Benfica's greatest ever player, one of Portugal national team's greatest, and one of the first world-class African-born players. Those teams were the best of their age.
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Mário Coluna: The 'Sacred Monster', the man who captained Benfica from 1953-70, is second only to Eusébio in the pantheon of Eagles legends.
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