Nené (footballer born 1949)

For the 1977 Italian film, see Nenè.

Nené

Personal information
Full name	Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista
Date of birth	November 20, 1949 (1949-11-20) (age 62)
Place of birth	Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1966–1968	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1968–1986	Benfica	422	(263)
National team
1971–1984	Portugal	66	(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista, aka Nené (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɛˈnɛ]; born 20 November 1949), is a retired Portuguese footballer.

A striker, he played his entire career with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games for the club.

Gaining nearly 70 caps for Portugal and scoring more than 20 goals, Nené represented the nation at Euro 1984.

Club career

Born in Leça da Palmeira, Nené made his professional debuts with S.L. Benfica in 1968, and remained a key fixture with the side until his retirement almost twenty years later, at nearly 37. In 1972–73, he was a star player for a side which became national champion without a single defeat (28 matches won - 23 consecutively - out of 30). The team scored 101 goals, breaking 100 for only the second time in its history.

Nené was the Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1971 and also runner-up in 1972, which was achieved whilst competing with teammate Eusébio.^[1] He ranked second in Benfica's scoring lists in European competitions with 28 goals in 75 appearances,^[2] and played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup finals, in a loss to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

As a player, Nené became one of the living symbols of Benfica, winning 11 national championships. After ending his career, with overall totals of 577 matches and 361 goals, he became a youth coach with the Reds.

International career

Nené finished tenth in the all-time appearance records for Portugal with 66 caps,^[3] ranking 7th in the goalscoring charts at 22, with an excellent goals-to-games ratio (similar to former Benfica men Eusébio and Nuno Gomes). His appearance record stood until 1994, broken by F.C. Porto's João Domingos Pinto.

He made his international debut on April 21, 1971, in a UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier against Scotland (2–0), and would score the winning goal against Romania (1–0) on June 20, 1984,^[4] becoming the oldest player to score in the European championship finals at 34 years, 213 days. His goal led Portugal to the semi-finals versus hosts France, where he played as a substitute, but could not avert the defeat (2–3) in extra time.

Nené's record was only broken 24 years later, when Ivica Vastić scored for Austria at Euro 2008, against Poland.^[5]

Tamagnini Nené: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 1972	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Cyprus	2–0	4–0	1974 World Cup qualification
2	11 June 1972	Machadão, Natal, Brazil	Ecuador	0–3	0–3	Brazilian Independence Cup
3	25 June 1972	Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–1	Brazilian Independence Cup
4	2 May 1973	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	1974 World Cup qualification
5	26 May 1975	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	France	0–1	0–2	Friendly
6	8 June 1975	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Cyprus	0–1	0–2	Euro 1976 qualifying
7	12 November 1975	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–1	Euro 1976 qualifying
8	5 December 1976	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–2	1–2	1978 World Cup qualification
9	22 December 1976	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Italy	1–0	2–1	Friendly
10	22 December 1976	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Italy	2–0	2–1	Friendly
11	9 October 1977	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	0–2	2–4	1978 World Cup qualification
12	15 November 1978	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	0–1	1–2	Euro 1980 qualifying
13	26 September 1979	Balaídos, Vigo, Spain	Spain	1–1	1–1	Friendly
14	1 November 1979	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Norway	2–1	3–1	Euro 1980 qualifying
15	1 November 1979	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Norway	3–1	3–1	Euro 1980 qualifying
16	20 June 1981	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Spain	1–0	2–0	Friendly
17	23 September 1981	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
18	24 March 1982	Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–1	2–1	Friendly
19	5 May 1982	Castelão (Maranhão), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil	Brazil	3–1	3–1	Friendly
20	22 September 1982	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	0–1	0–2	Euro 1984 qualifying
21	10 October 1982	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	1–0	2–1	Euro 1984 qualifying
22	20 June 1984	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Romania	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1984

Honours

Team

• Portuguese League: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84
• Portuguese Cup: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86
• Portuguese Supercup: 1980, 1985
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1982–83

Individual

• Portuguese League: Top scorer 1980–81, 1983–84^[6]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. ^ Portugal - Footballer of the Year
2. ^ "Nene" Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista - Matches in European Cups
3. ^ Portugal - Record International Players
4. ^ Nené seals Portuguese win
5. ^ Austria 1-1 Poland
6. ^ Top Goal Scorers - Portugal

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Nené (footballer born 1949) at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Nené
Alternative names	Tamagnini Baptista
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	20 November 1949
Place of birth	Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death