José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas (; 9 November 1930 – 10 December 2000) was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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. He enjoyed a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in 12 of his 13 first division seasons. A prolific goalscorer, Águas was nicknamed "Cabeça de Ouro" ("Golden Head") because of his header skills.

Club career

Born in

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from a

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family, Águas started his footballing career with local team Lusitano do Lobito, before moving to S.L. Benfica in 1950 where he gained legendary status. With Benfica he won the Primeira Liga five times (1955, 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and the

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seven, also being crowned national league's top scorer on five occasions. In the years previous to Eusébio's rise, he was also instrumental in the club's back-to-back

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conquests, in 1961 against

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( 3–2), and the next season against Real Madrid ( 5–3), scoring his team's first goal on both occasions and being club captain; he failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition after the 1–2 defeat to A.C. Milan in the 1963 final (he did not play). After leaving Benfica, Águas, aged 33, played one more season for

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, retiring the next summer. He died in Lisbon, at the age of 70 after a prolonged illness.

International career

Águas made his debut for

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on 23 November 1952, in a 1–1 draw with

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, and went on to gain a total of 25 caps while scoring 11 times. His last appearance was on 17 May 1962, a 1–2 defeat against

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Personal life

Águas' son, Rui, was also a footballer and a striker. He too represented Benfica and the national team, as well as

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. His daughter, Helena Maria, known as

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, has a career in

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as a singer.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Player

Benfica * Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63 * Taça de Portugal: 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62 *

: 1960–61, 1961–62

Manager

Marítimo * AF Madeira Championship: 1966–97 * Madeira Cup: 1966–97 Atlético * Segunda Divisão: 1967–68

Individual

* Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61 *

Top Scorer: 1960–61 * Taça de Portugal Top Scorer: 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58

References

External links

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Portugal stats at Eu-Football
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