| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando da Silva Cabrita | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-05-01)1 May 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Loures, Portugal | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1942 | Esperança Lagos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1951 | Olhanense | 170 | (82) |
| 1951–1953 | Angers | 56 | (5) |
| 1953–1957 | Covilhã | 125 | (6) |
| 1959–1960 | Portimonense (player-coach) | ||
| Total | 351 | (93) | |
| International career | |||
| 1945–1957 | Portugal | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954–1958 | Unhais Serra | ||
| 1959–1960 | Portimonense | ||
| 1967–1968 | Benfica (caretaker) | ||
| 1970–1972 | União Tomar | ||
| 1973–1974 | Benfica | ||
| 1977–1979 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 1980 | Rio Ave | ||
| 1981 | Rio Ave | ||
| 1981–1982 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 1983–1984 | Portugal | ||
| 1985–1986 | Penafiel | ||
| 1986–1987 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 1987–1988 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1988–1989 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 1990–1991 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1992 | Esperança Lagos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando da Silva CabritaOIH (1 May 1923 – 22 September 2014) was a Portuguesefootballforward andmanager.
He amassedPrimeira Liga totals of 295 games and 88 goals over the course of 14 seasons, in representation ofOlhanense andCovilhã. Subsequently, he went on to have a coaching career that lasted more than two decades, and included spells withBenfica and thePortugal national team.
Born inLagos,Algarve, Cabrita played 14 of his 18 years as a senior inhis country's top division, starting out atOlhanense. In the1943–44 season, he scored a career-best 20 goals in only 18 games to help his team to the fifth position out of ten clubs. Cabrita also representedAngers (France,second level),Covilhã andPortimonense, before retiring in 1960 at the age of 37.[1]
He gained sevencaps forPortugal in twelve years, making his debut on 11 March 1945 in a 2–2friendly draw againstSpain[2] and netting his only goal in his next appearance, a 1–5 away loss to the same opponent for the1950 FIFA World Cupqualifiers, on 2 April 1950.[3]
Cabrita started working as a coach, as he was still playing with Portimonense in 1959. His first full-time stop at the professional level came during the1967–68 campaign, when he acted as interim atBenfica and led the club to the national championship, beforeOtto Glória took over.[4][5] In the Portuguese top flight he was also in charge ofTomar,Beira-Mar,Rio Ave,Academico de Viseu andPenafiel.
Cabrita served as Portugal's manager during nine matches starting in 1983, after the resignation of Glória.[6] He led a technical commission with three other members –José Augusto,António Morais andToni – and coached the national side to the semi-finals atUEFA Euro 1984, where they lost 2–3 toFrance inextra time.[7]
Cabrita died on 22 September 2014 due to respiratory failure, at the Hospital Beatriz Ângelo inLoures,Lisbon. He was 91 years old.[5][8]
Raja Casablanca
Commander of theOrder of Prince Henry
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