Eduardo Laurindo da Silva (born 30 September 1944) is a former Portuguese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. He spent most of his career with

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...

Career

Laurindo made his professional debut on 12 May 1968 for

in a 4-0 win over Sporting.

International career

Laurindo was born in Portugal to Angolan parents. His sole appearance for the Portugal national football team was in a friendly 0-0 tie with Mexico on 6 April 1969.

Personal life

Laurindo is the father of Angola international footballer Mauro, who also played for

. He sold all he had and left Portugal for Angola, with his sons Mauro and Hector, to help rebuild the country.

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* * * 1944 births Living people Portuguese footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Association football forwards Primeira Liga players C.F. Os Belenenses players FC Porto players S.C. Beira-Mar players {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub