Eusébio

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.

He was born in Mozambique.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting de LourençoMarques1957Moçambola49——  491958711——  71119591121——  112119602036——  2036Total4277——  4277Benfica1960–61Almanaque Benfica p. 293Primeira Divisão111100  221961–62Almanaque Benfica p. 3011712711651131291962–63Almanaque Benfica p. 308242368762139381963–64Almanaque Benfica p. 315192861434  28461964–65Almanaque Benfica p. 322202871199  36481965–66Almanaque Benfica p. 32923252557  30371966–67Almanaque Benfica p. 33526313744  33421967–68Almanaque Benfica p. 34224422296  35501968–69Almanaque Benfica p. 349211091851  35291969–70Almanaque Benfica p. 35622212144  28261970–71Almanaque Benfica p. 36422197937  32351971–72Almanaque Benfica p. 37124195881  37281972–73Almanaque Benfica p. 37728401042  33421973–74Almanaque Benfica p. 38321163241  28191974–75Almanaque Benfica p. 390920040  132Total3013176197755732440473Boston Minutemen1975NASL72——1082Monterrey1975–76Mexican Primera División101———101Toronto Metros-Croatia1976NASL2116——422518Beira-Mar1976–77Primeira Divisão123———123Las Vegas Quicksilvers1977NASL172———172União de Tomar1977–78Segunda Divisão93———93New Jersey Americans1978ASL92———921979—————Buffalo Stallions (indoor)1979–80MISL51———51Career total4334246197755784577582

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearEusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches . rsssf.org (29 October 2005). Retrieved on 8 May 2011.National teamYearAppsGoalsPortugal19612119625219631019646419657719661212196763196821196942197010197152197294197343Total6441

Honours

Sporting de Lourenço Marques
Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique: 1960

Benfica
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
Taça de Honra de Lisboa (9): 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1970–71
European Cup: 1961–62
Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961, 1962

Toronto Metros-Croatia
NASL: 1976

Portugal
FIFA World Cup third place: 1966
Independence Cup runner-up: 1972

Individual
Ballon d'Or: 1965
FIFA XI: 1963, 1967
World Soccer World XI: 1965"ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES"  Retrieved on 26 November 2015
European Golden Shoe (2): 1968 (first winner), 1973
Bola de Prata (7): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973
European Cup top scorer (3): 1965, 1966, 1968
Taça de Portugal top scorer (5): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972
Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique top scorer: 1960
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1966
FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1966
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966
Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2): 1970, 1973
FIFA 100
FIFA International Football Hall of Champions
IFFHS Legends
UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player Portugal
Portuguese Golden Ball career award: 1991
UEFA President's Award
France Football's World Cup Top-100
Planète Foot's 50 Meilleurs Joueurs du Monde
Voetbal International's Wereldsterren
Guerin Sportivo's I 50 Grandi del Secolo
World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
Placar's 100 Craques do Século
Venerdì's 100 Magnifici
Golden Foot Legends Award: 2003
IFFHS World's Best Player of the Century (9th place)
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 1966

Portuguese Golden Ball career award
FIFA Order of Merit: 1994
UEFA President's Award: 2009
PFA Merit Award: 1993

Orders
60px Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
60px Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

References
General


Specific

Category:1942 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Mozambican sportspeople
Category:Portuguese footballers
Category:Ballon d'Or winners
Category:Portugal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup