Gustavo Antunes Teixeira (born 26 December 1908 – 1 January 1987) was a Portuguese

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who played as defender. Over the course of 4 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 65 games, spending most of his career at Benfica, winning four major titles.

Career

Born in

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, Teixeira joined

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at the age of 10, and was deployed as centre forward; a position he excelled and led him to the

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, debuting on 8 June 1930, in a 1–2 defeat against

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. He made a further nine

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for Portugal. After over a decade at Casa Pia, he was invitated to the celebrations of the 28th anniversary of Benfica, on 28 February 1932, where he signed his transfer to Benfica. Ribeiro dos Reis used him instead as a half-back, on his debut on 13 November 1932 in a home win against Carcavelinhos. In his first year, he helped the club conquer the Campeonato de Lisboa, that was missing for 13 years. In 1934,

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, noticed Teixeira's technical prowess and calmness with the ball and pushed him further back, as a left-sided full-back, and gave him the captain armband, which he would wear for four years in 174 games, taking part in the first three

titles for the club. He retired at 31 on 25 June 1939, in a 3–4 loss for the

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, with 157 official matches and 2 goals.

Honours

Benfica *

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: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38 * Campeonato de Portugal: 1934–35 *

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: 1932–33

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teixeira, Gustavo 1908 births 1987 deaths People from Vila Real, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Casa Pia A.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers Footballers from Vila Real District