António José Bastos Lopes (born 19 December 1953) is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Lisbon, Bastos Lopes played for 15 seasons with hometown side

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, making his first-team debut in 1972. After only seven Primeira Liga games in his first three years combined, he benefitted from the departure of legendary

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– who barred him at the stopper position – to

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to begin appearing more regularly. For nine of the following 12 years, Lopes started more often than not, even when Coelho returned from

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two years later, and went on to win seven leagues, six

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and two supercups with his only club. He also appeared in both legs of the

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final, lost against R.S.C. Anderlecht on aggregate ( 1–2), starting in the second leg in Lisbon (1–1 draw). After no appearances whatsoever in the 1986–87 campaign, aged nearly 34, Lopes retired from football, amassing league totals of 274 matches and three goals for Benfica. In

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, he was part of

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' coaching staff.

International career

Bastos Lopes made his debut for

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on 9 May 1979, playing the last minute in a 1–0 win in

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for the

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qualifiers. He went on to earn ten

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in six years, being selected to the squad that appeared at Euro 1984 but being an unused member for the eventual semi-finalists.

Personal life

Bastos Lopes' younger brother,

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, was also a footballer and a defender. He too represented Benfica.

Honours

Benfica * Primeira Liga: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84

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