José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (; born 13 April 1937), known as José Augusto, is a Portuguese retired

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winger and

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. He played most of his career with Benfica, for which he appeared in 369 competitive matches and scored 174 goals, winning 13 titles including eight

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championships and two European Cups. He was dubbed the "Portuguese

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over one decade, José Augusto represented the nation at the

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. He later worked as a manager for more than 30 years.

Club career

Born in Barreiro,

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, José Augusto started playing with local F.C. Barreirense, spending four seasons in the

there. In summer 1959 he joined

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, going on to be part of the club's legendary attacking unit that also included Mário Coluna,

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, António Simões and José Torres. He and his teammates won two European Cups, in

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and

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, and still reached a further three finals in the decade; in the 1960–61 domestic league season he scored a career-best 24 goals in only 25 games, helping the side to the title. José Augusto retired early into the 1969–70 campaign at the age of 32, immediately being named Benfica's head coach and leading them to the second position behind

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. He subsequently worked with several teams, including

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and F.C. Penafiel in the top division. In 1994–95, in what was his first experience abroad, José Augusto was one of five managers in charge of

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, as the side was relegated from

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with an all-time low 13 points.

International career

José Augusto made his debut for

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on 7 May 1958, in a 2–1 friendly loss with

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. He took part in a further 44 internationals in ten years, and scored nine goals. José Augusto was selected for the

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squad. He played all the games and scored three times through headers for the eventual third-placed team, twice against

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in the opener (3–1, the first in the first minute) and once against

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in the quarter-finals (5–3). As a manager, José Augusto had a two-year spell with the national side, leading them to the runner-up position in the Brazil Independence Cup and through the unsuccessful 1974 World Cup qualifying campaign. In the 80s he was in charge of the youth teams, helping develop

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; additionally, he was an assistant in the

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finals in France. From 2004 to 2007, José August coached the women's national team.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

Benfica *

(8): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 *

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: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69 *

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

Portugal *

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third place:

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Manager

Benfica *

: 1969–70 Portugal * Brazil Independence Cup runner-up

Individual

* World Soccer World XI: 1964, 1965

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose Augusto 1937 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Barreiro, Portugal Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players F.C. Barreirense players S.L. Benfica footballers UEFA Champions League–winning players Portugal men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.L. Benfica managers Vitória F.C. managers Portimonense S.C. managers S.C. Farense managers F.C. Penafiel managers Amora F.C. managers F.C. Alverca managers La Liga managers CD Logroñés managers Fath Union Sport managers Portugal national football team managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Morocco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco