Eusebio

Eusebio

▪ Mozambican-Portuguese athlete
byname of  Eusebio Ferreira da Silva 
born January 25, 1942, Lourenço Marques [now Maputo], Mozambique

      the greatest Portuguese football (football (soccer)) (soccer) player of all time. Known as “the Panther,” he was celebrated for his long runs through defenders and his deft scoring touch.

      Eusebio began his career in the then Portuguese territory of Mozambique by playing on the Sporting Lourenço Marques. The Lisbon team of Benfica acquired Eusebio on his arrival in Portugal in 1961. In the 1962 European Cup final against Real Madrid, he scored two goals in Benfica's 5–3 victory. He was the 1966 European Footballer of the Year and the top scorer, with nine goals, during the 1966 World Cup. Eusebio also won the first annual Golden Boot Award as Europe's leading scorer in 1968 (42 goals) and won the award again in 1973 (40 goals). Eusebio was the Portuguese League's leading scorer in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1973, leading Benfica to 10 league championships before he badly injured his knee in 1974. Following knee surgery, Eusebio played for various teams before retiring. Over his lifetime career, Eusebio scored 727 goals in 715 games.

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