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| Full name | José Alexandre da Silva Baptista | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1941-02-17)17 February 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 March 2024(2024-03-03) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1971 | Sporting CP | 94 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | Portugal | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
José Alexandre da Silva Baptista (17 February 1941 – 3 March 2024) was a Portuguesefootballer who played as adefender.
Born inBarreiro,Setúbal District, Baptista played his entire professional career, which spanned 11 years, withSporting CP, winning five major titles while being first choice in four of those. He took the pitch as theLisbon side defeatedMTK Budapest to conquer the1963–64 edition of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[1]
Baptista retired from the game at the end of the1970–71 season, aged just 30. He remained connected to his only club, in directorial capacities.[2]
Baptista earned 11caps forPortugal,[3] making his debut in theTaça das Nações match againstEngland on 4 June 1964. He participated at the1966 FIFA World Cup finals, playing five matches for the third-placed team.[2]
Whilst still an active player, Baptista majored in economics, going on to act ascommercial director for several companies.[2]
He died on 3 March 2024, at the age of 83.[4] Sporting issued a note of condolence, praising and thanking him for his years of effort and dedication to the club.[5]
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