José Augusto de Almeida

José Augusto
José Augusto (fifth from left) with Benfica before a friendly match against Ajax (1965)
Personal information
Full name José Augusto Pinto de Almeida
Date of birth (1937-04-13) 13 April 1937
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1958–1968 Portugal 45 (9)
Teams managed
1970 Benfica (caretaker)
1970–1971 Benfica (assistant)
1971–1973 Portugal
1973–1975 Vitória Setúbal
1976–1978 Portimonense
1978–1980 Barreirense
1980–1987 Portugal (youth / U21)
1987–1989 Farense
1989–1990 Penafiel
1992–1993 Amora
1994–1995 Logroñés
1996–1997 Alverca
KAC Marrakech
FUS Rabat
2004–2007 Portugal (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ awˈɡuʃtu]; born 13 April 1937), known as José Augusto, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right winger, and a coach.

He played most of his career with Benfica, for which he appeared in 369 official games and scored 174 goals, winning 13 major titles including eight national championships and two European Cups.[1]

Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, José Augusto started playing with local F.C. Barreirense, spending four seasons in the Primeira Liga with the club. In the 1959 summer he joined S.L. Benfica, going on to be part of the club's legendary offensive unit that also included Mário Coluna, Eusébio, António Simões and José Torres. He and his teammates won two European Cups, in 1961 and 1962, and still reached a further three finals in the decade; in the 1960–61 domestic league season he scored a career-best 24 goals in only 25 games, helping the side to the title.

José Augusto retired early into the 1969–70 campaign at the age of 32, immediately being named Benfica's head coach and leading Benfica to the second position behind Sporting Clube de Portugal. He subsequently worked with several clubs, including S.C. Farense and F.C. Penafiel in the top level.

In 1994–95, in what was his first experience abroad, José Augusto was one of five managers in charge of CD Logroñés, as the club was relegated from La Liga with an all-time low 13 points.[2]

International career

José Augusto made his debut for Portugal on 7 May 1958, in a 1–2 friendly loss against England. He played a further 44 matches for the national team during one full decade, and scored nine goals.

José Augusto was selected for the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, playing all games and netting three times for the eventual third-placed team, twice against Hungary in the opener (3–1, the first in the first minute) and once against North Korea in the quarter-finals (5–3).[3]

As a manager, he had a two-year spell with the national side, leading it to the runner-up position in the Brazil Independence Cup and through the unsuccessful 1974 World Cup qualifying campaign. In the 80s, he was in charge of the youth teams, helping develop Carlos Queiroz; additionally, he was an assistant in the UEFA Euro 1984 finals in France.

From 2004 to 2007, José August coached the women's national team.

José Augusto de Almeida: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 April 1963Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Brazil1–01–0Friendly
229 April 1964Hardturm, Zurich, Switzerland  Switzerland1–32–3Friendly
33 May 1964King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–21–2Friendly
412 June 1966Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Norway2–04–0Friendly
512 June 1966Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Norway4–04–0Friendly
613 July 1966Old Trafford, Manchester, England Hungary1–03–11966 FIFA World Cup
713 July 1966Old Trafford, Manchester, England Hungary2–13–11966 FIFA World Cup
823 July 1966Goodison Park, Liverpool, England North Korea5–35–31966 FIFA World Cup
911 December 1968Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece0–14–21970 World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Club

Benfica

International

Portugal

Manager

Benfica

Portugal

Individual

References

  1. Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
  2. "Colocarse en puestos de descenso o promoción, pasaporte hacia el paro" [Relegation or play-off standings, ticket to unemployment]. ABC (in Spanish). 29 December 1994. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 74. ISSN 3846-0823.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions to history]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 48. ISSN 0872-3540.
  6. "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties" (in Spanish). Beyond the Last Man. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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