Joaquim Santana Silva Guimarães (22 March 1936 – 24 April 1989), known as Santana, was a Portuguese

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who played as a right half. A

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, he played his entire career with Benfica.

Club career

Santana was born in

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. After starting playing football in Angola for

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, he joined Portuguese first division club

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at the age of 18, being promoted to the first team two years later. With Benfica, Santana appeared in 162 official games and scored 79 goals, winning six national championships and three Portuguese Cups. In the 1960–61 edition of the

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he played an essential role as the club won the competition, netting four goals in nine matches, including one in the final against

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(3–2); he lost his importance in the following seasons (which included two more European Cup finals), after the arrival of another player from the colonies,

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International career

Santana was

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five times for

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, scoring one goal. His debut came on 8 May 1960 against

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for the

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, and he found the net in the 2–1 win in

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, but the national team lost the second leg 1–5 and did not make it to the last-four in

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. Almost three years later, against

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at the

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, Santana played his last game, a

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qualifier replay (0–1 loss).

Honours

Benfica *

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: 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67 *

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: 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64 *

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(2) *

: 1960–61, 1961–62 * Intercontinental Cup runner-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santana 1936 births 1989 deaths People from Lobito Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers UEFA Champions League–winning players 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen

Club career

International career

Honours

See also

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