| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Cândido Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | (1886-04-12)12 April 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 78–79) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1927 | Benfica | 72 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1921–1922 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1934–1936 | Benfica | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vítor Cândido Gonçalves (12 April 1896 – 1965) was a Portuguesefootballer who played as amidfielder. APortuguese international, he both played for and managedS.L. Benfica.
Aforward in his early career, Gonçalves established himself as amidfielder soon after, playing alongsideCândido de Oliveira andAntónio Ribeiro dos Reis. ACasa Pia student like many other Benfica players at the time, he gained more recognition after Cândido de Oliveira left the club in 1920 to start a new one,Casa Pia A.C.[2]
Gonçalves first representedPortugal on 18 December 1921, in Madrid, againstSpain, in a 3–1 loss, and then again in Lisbon, against the same opponent, in a 2–1 loss. In the latter match, he led thecaptain armband.[2]
He coached Benfica from 1934 to 1936, winning theCampeonato de Portugal in his first season and the championship inthe second one.[3]
His son,Vasco Gonçalves, was an army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in theCarnation Revolution and later served as the 104thPrime Minister of Portugal.[2]
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