- José Augusto de Almeida
Infobox Football biography
playername = José Augusto
fullname = José Augusto Pinto de Almeida
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1937|4|13|df=y
cityofbirth =Barreiro
countryofbirth =Portugal
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
nickname =
position = Manager
(formerMidfielder )
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1954–59
1959–69
clubs =FC Barreirense SL Benfica
caps(goals) = 369 (175)
nationalyears = 1958–68
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 45 (9)
manageryears = 1971–74
1994–95
2004–
managerclubs = PortugalSL Benfica Vitória FC FC Barreirense Portimonense SC SC Farense Penafiel FC CD Logroñés Kawkab Marrakech Fath Rabat
Portugal (women)José Augusto (pron. IPA2|ʒu'zɛ au'guʃtu) (full name: José Augusto Pinto de Almeida) (born
April 13 ,1937 , inBarreiro ) is a former Portuguese footballer and one of the top players on the legendarySL Benfica "Dream Team" and thePortuguese national football team during the 1960s.Career
Player
He first attract attention for his local team of
FC Barreirense and he debuted for the national team onMay 7 ,1958 , in a friendly match against England that Portugal lost 1-2. The next year he moved to SL Benfica, where he played from 1958/59 to 1968/69, before ending his career at 32. As a Benfica player he achieved the status of one of the legends of the Golden Years of his team, like his team mates,Eusébio ,Mário Coluna ,Costa Pereira andAntónio Simões . He played in the twoEuropean Champions Cup finals which Benfica won (1961 and 1962), and in the lost finals of 1963, 1965 and 1968.He had 45 caps for the national team, scoring 9 goals, and played with the
Magriços , the team that reached 3rd place at at the1966 World Cup finals, losing only in an epic semi-final with England (1-2). He scored the two first goals in the debut victory overHungary national football team (3-1). His last game for the national team on December 11, 1968 was a disappointing defeat to Greece in Athens (4-2), for the1970 FIFA World Cup qualification . He decided to finish is career the same season to become a coach.Manager
As coach, he led another legendary national team, which reached the
Brazilian Independence Cup final on July 9, 1972, after winning all the games (Ecuador (3-1), Iran (3-0), Chile (4-1), Republic of Ireland (2-1), Argentina (3-1), USSR (1-0)), except for a tie with Uruguay (1-1). The Portuguese team, which was largely composed of Benfica players, including veterans Eusébio andJaime Graça , and youngstersHumberto Coelho and Jordão, lost the final only at the 89th minute, whenJairzinho finally scored.The possibility of qualifying to the
1974 FIFA World Cup seemed open, but Portugal had a miserable qualifying. After two wins over Cyprus, Portugal tied with Northern Ireland (1-1) abroad, before losing to Bulgaria (1-2) and a dramatic draw in Lisbon (2-2), which ended hopes of returning to the World Cup finals (which was achieved again in 1986). José Augusto resigned after the last game, a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland, but continued his training career, with minor results. He was later an assistant trainer of the National Team that reached the 3rd place inEuro 1984 finals, and a U-17 National Team trainer.
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