- Hilário da Conceição
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Henrique Hilário ."Hilário Rosário da Conceição (born inLourenço Marques , nowMaputo ,Mozambique ,19 March 1939 ), commonly known just by Hilário (pron. IPA2|i'laɾiu), was one of the most prominentAfrican -Portuguese football players of the 1960s generation, as a left defender, but, unlike his countrymenEusébio ,Mário Coluna andCosta Pereira , who played forS.L. Benfica , he played for Sporting.He was first noticed at
Sporting Lourenço Marques , the same team where Eusébio debuted, and signed for Sporting in 1959. He represented Sporting, from 1959/1960 to 1972/1973, winning titles of national champion in 1961/1962, 1965/1966 and 1969/1970, and theCup of Portugal in 1963, 1971 and 1973. He missed the final of the Cup of the Cups, in 1964, wen Sporting wonMTK Budapest by 1-0, due to an injury.He appeared for the first time for the national team (the "Selecção"), on
11 November 1959 , in a 3-5 loss against France, in a friendly match. He had 39 caps for the national team, until his last game, at17 February 1971 , a 0-3 loss to Belgium, in the Euro Cup qualifying. The apex of his career was at theFootball World Cup 1966 finals, where he played all the games, and was, perhaps, the best player, without coming from Benfica.After ending his career, he was a football manager, with minor results.
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