• CV
• Biography
• League Matches
| Name |
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira |
| Born |
January 24, 1942 (Lourenço Marques, Mozambique) |
| Position |
Centre Forward |
| Caps |
64 (41 goals) |
| Clubs |
SL Benfica, Boston Minutemen, CF Monterrey, Beira Mar,
Toronto Metros, Las Vegas Quicksilver, New Jersey Americans, União Tomar. |
| Trophies |
Benfica
1x European Cup (1962)
11x Portuguese Championship (1961, '63, '64,
'65, '67, '68, '69, '71, '72, '73, '75)
5x Portuguese Cup (1962, '64, '69, '70, '72)
Toronto Metros
1x American Championship (1976)
Monterrey CF
1x Mexican Championship (1976) |
| Honours |
1x European Footballer of the Year (1965)
2x Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1970, 1973)[1]
2x Top scorer Europe (1968, 1973)
7x Top scorer Portugal (1964, '65, '66, '67, '68, '70, '73) |
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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira won 10 Portuguese league titles, plus the 1962 European Cup with Benfica, scoring two goals in the final. He virtually single-handedly took Portugal to third place in the 1966 World Cup, scoring nine goals.
Eusébio in action for Benfica against Ajax in 1969
Eusebio's trademarks were his speed (he was the under-19 Portuguese champion of 400, 200 and 100 metre races), quick dribble and a powerful and accurate right-footed strike.
Eusébio in action against Hungary during the 1966 World Cup
Eusébio scored an incredible 727 goals in 715 matches wearing the Benfica jersey, and until recently was the all-time leading scorer for Portugal, with 41 goals in 64 matches.
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Season |
Club |
Country |
Matches |
Goals |
| 1979 |
New Jersey Americans |
United States(2nd) |
? |
? |
| 1978 |
New Jersey Americans |
United States(2nd) |
? |
? |
| 1977 - 1978 |
União Tomar |
Portugal (2nd) |
? [2] |
? |
| 1977 |
Las Vegas Quicksilver |
United States |
17 |
2 |
| 1967 - 1977 |
Beira Mar |
Portugal |
12 |
3 |
| 1976 |
Toronto Metros |
United States |
21 |
16 |
| 1975 - 1976 |
Monterrey CF |
Mexico |
10 |
1 |
| 1975 |
Boston Minutemen |
United States |
7 |
2 |
| 1974 - 1975 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
9 |
2 |
| 1973 - 1974 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
21 |
16 |
| 1972 - 1973 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
28 |
40 |
| 1971 - 1972 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
24 |
19 |
| 1970 - 1971 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
22 |
19 |
| 1969 - 1970 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
22 |
21 |
| 1968 - 1969 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
21 |
10 |
| 1967 - 1968 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
24 |
42 |
| 1966 - 1967 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
26 |
31 |
| 1965 - 1966 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
23 |
25 |
| 1964 - 1965 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
20 |
28 |
| 1963 - 1964 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
19 |
28 |
| 1962 - 1963 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
24 |
23 |
| 1961 - 1962 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
17 |
12 |
| 1960 - 1961 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
1 |
1 |
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Total: |
368 |
341 |
#1: The election of Portuguese Footballer of the Year was first held in 1970, which explains why the number of Eusebio's victories is limited to two.
#2: At the end of his career Eusebio ended up playing in the Portuguese second division with União Tomar and in the American Soccer League (the second tier of U.S. football) with New Jersey Americans. How many games he played for these clubs and how many goals he scored is unknown.
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