- José Águas
Infobox Football biography
playername = José Águas
fullname = José Pinto Carvalho dos Santos Águas
dateofbirth =9 November 1930
cityofbirth =Lobito
countryofbirth =Angola ,Portuguese Empire
dateofdeath =11 December 2000
cityofdeath =Lisbon
countryofdeath =Portugal
height =
nickname =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1948-1950 1950-1963 1963-1964
clubs =Lusitano do Lobito S.L. Benfica Austria Vienna
caps(goals) = 384 (379)
nationalyears = 1952-1962
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (11)José Pinto Carvalho dos Santos Águas (pron. IPA2|ʒu'zɛ 'agwɐʃ) (
9 November 1930 –Lisbon ,11 December 2000 ) was a Portuguese footballer born inLobito ,Angola , from a white colonial family.He started his footballing career in a local team,
Lusitano do Lobito , before moving toSL Benfica in 1950, where he played until 1963, and gained an almost legendary status.With Benfica, he won the
Superliga five times (1954/55, 1956/57, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63) and theCup of Portugal seven times (consecutively from 1950/51 to 1961/62). He was also the league top scorer five times. He saw great success in European competitions as well, winning the European Cup for two consecutive years, in 1961 (a 3-2 win in the final againstFC Barcelona ) and the next season (5-3 againstReal Madrid ). Águas was the captain of his side on both these occasions. Benfica failed to complete a hat-trick of wins when they were beaten 1-2 byAC Milan in the 1963 final, but this time Águas didn't play.Making his debut on
23 November ,1952 in a 1-1 draw with Austria, Águas represented Portugal 25 times, scoring 11 goals in his career. He played his last match for the national team on17 May 1962 , a 1-2 defeat to Belgium. However, he could never represent Portugal in a major competition.After leaving Benfica, he played for one more season for
FK Austria , before retiring in 1964, aged 33.His son, Rui Águas, has also played for Benfica and the Portuguese national team.
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