Augusto Matine (13 February 1947 – 13 October 2020) was a Portuguese

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and

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who played as a

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mostly for Benfica and

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at club level and nine times for the Portugal national team. Most notably, he managed the Mozambique national team.

Club career

Born in

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(now Maputo), Matine, a

, joined Benfica in

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from Central de Lourenço Marques in 1967. After playing two seasons for Benfica's main squad, with whom he won the 1969–70

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and the

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, he spent one year on loan at

. He returned to Benfica the next season and won the

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and the

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before leaving permanently to Vitória de Setúbal, where he would play from 1973 to 1976. He then represented

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and Desportivo das Aves for a season each, and lastly

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and Torralta for two seasons each.Morreu Matine, antigo jogador de Benfica e Vitória de Setúbal
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International career

Internationally, Matine gained nine

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for

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. He made his debut on 10 May 1970 in

against

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, in a 1–2 defeat,FPF recorda Augusto Matine como "um jogador importante do futebol português"
/ref> and played his last match for the country in 1973.

Manager career

After retiring as a player in 1986, Matine became a

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. He was an assistant coach and

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for Estrela da Amadora and later managed the Mozambique national team from 2001 to 2002. Moreover, he was appointed manager of home town clubs Ferroviário de Maputo, in 2003, and Desportivo de Maputo, until May 2012.

Death

Matine died in

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on 13 October 2020, aged 73.

Honours

Benfica *

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: 1970–71, 1972–73 *

: 1969–70 *

: 1972–73

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matine, Augusto 1947 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Maputo Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers Vitória F.C. players Portimonense S.C. players C.D. Aves players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Portugal men's international footballers Mozambique national football team managers Portuguese football managers