page_title: Mário Coluna
hierarchical_section_title: Mário Coluna
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Mario Coluna arriveert op Schiphol voor de halve finale Europacup I tussen Ajax en Benfica
context_page_description: Mário Esteves Coluna was a Portuguese footballer. He played mainly as a central midfielder.
  He spent most of his career with Benfica, appearing in 525 official games and scoring 127 goals during 16 professional seasons. Dubbed Monstro Sagrado he won 19 major titles with his main club, including ten national leagues and two European Cups.
  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.
context_section_description: Mário Esteves Coluna ([ˈmaɾiu kuˈlunɐ]; 6 August 1935 – 25 February 2014) was a Portuguese footballer. He played mainly as a central midfielder.
  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.
  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.
caption: Coluna in 1969
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