.png) José Augusto withBenfica in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Augusto Pinto de Almeida | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1937-04-13)13 April 1937 (age 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1955 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1959 | Barreirense | 98 | (50) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1969 | Benfica | 246 | (113) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 344 | (163) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1968 | Portugal | 45 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Benfica (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Benfica (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Vitória Setúbal | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Portimonense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1987 | Portugal (youth /U21) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Penafiel | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Amora | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Logroñés | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| KAC | |||||||||||||||||
| FUS Rabat | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Portugal (women) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʒuˈzɛawˈɡuʃtu]; born 13 April 1937), known asJosé Augusto, is a Portuguese retiredfootballwinger andmanager.
He played most of his career withBenfica, for which he appeared in 369 competitive matches and scored 174 goals, winning 13 titles including eightPrimeira Liga championships and twoEuropean Cups.[1] He was dubbed the "PortugueseGarrincha" byGabriel Hanot.[2]
APortugal international over one decade, José Augusto represented the nation at the1966 World Cup. He later worked as a manager for more than 30 years.
Born inBarreiro,Setúbal District, José Augusto started playing with localF.C. Barreirense, spending four seasons in thePrimeira Liga there. In summer 1959 he joinedS.L. Benfica, going on to be part of the club's legendary attacking unit that also includedMário Coluna,Eusébio,António Simões andJosé Torres.[3] He and his teammates won twoEuropean Cups, in1961 and1962, and still reached a further three finals in the decade; in the1960–61 domestic league season he scored a career-best 24 goals in only 25 games, helping the side to the title.[4]
José Augusto retired early into the1969–70 campaign at the age of 32, immediately being named Benfica's head coach and leading them to the second position behindSporting CP.[5] He subsequently worked with several teams, includingS.C. Farense andF.C. Penafiel in the top division.[4]
In1994–95, in what was his first experience abroad, José Augusto was one of five managers in charge ofCD Logroñés, as the side was relegated fromLa Liga with an all-time low 13 points.[6]
José Augusto made his debut forPortugal on 7 May 1958, in a 2–1friendly loss withEngland. He took part in a further 44 internationals in ten years, and scored nine goals.[7]
José Augusto was selected for the1966 FIFA World Cup squad. He played all the games and scored three times throughheaders[2] for the eventual third-placed team, twice againstHungary in the opener (3–1, the first in the first minute) and once againstNorth Korea in the quarter-finals (5–3).[8]
As a manager, José Augusto had a two-year spell with the national side, leading them to the runner-up position in theBrazil Independence Cup and through the unsuccessful1974 World Cup qualifying campaign.[5] In the 80s he was in charge of the youth teams, helping developCarlos Queiroz; additionally, he was an assistant in theUEFA Euro 1984 finals in France.[4]
From 2004 to 2007, José Augusto coached thewomen's national team.[9][4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[10] |
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| 1 | 21 April 1963 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 April 1964 | Hardturm, Zurich, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3 May 1964 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 12 June 1966 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal |  Norway | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 12 June 1966 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | Norway | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 13 July 1966 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 7 | 13 July 1966 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | Hungary | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 8 | 23 July 1966 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England |  North Korea | 5–3 | 5–3 | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 9 | 11 December 1968 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1970 World Cup qualification |
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