Mário Coluna

Mário Esteves Coluna (; 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.

Honours
Benfica
Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
Taça de Portugal: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69
European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62
Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961, 1962

Portugal
FIFA World Cup third-place: 1966

Individual
World Soccer World XI: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966
FIFA XI: 1967

References

Other websites

Profile at Zerozero 
Stats at ForaDeJogo 

Category:1935 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Mozambican sportspeople
Category:Portuguese footballers
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Portugal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup