Octávio Joaquim Coelho Machado (born 6 May 1949) is a retired Portuguese

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defensive midfielder and

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Club career

Born in

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, Machado was a leading player for

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and

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during the 1970s, winning two

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titles with the latter even though he missed the entire 1978–79 due to injury. Over the course of 15 top division seasons, he amassed totals of 307 games and 25 goals; with the latter side, he was also involved in an internal dispute which resulted in the departure of 15 players, along with manager José Maria Pedroto and director of football

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. After retiring at the age of 35 with his first club, Machado went on to become an assistant manager to Artur Jorge, joining his Porto staff in the 1984–85 campaign. There, he won two leagues in a row and the

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, remaining alongside Jorge into the 1990s when he finally became a head coach, managing both Porto and

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International career

Machado earned 19 caps for the Portugal national team, scoring once. His first appearance was on 21 November 1971, a 1–1 against

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for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers. Machado's last international was against

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on 29 October 1977 in the

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qualifying campaign, a 1–1 draw.

Post-retirement

After his long experience in professional football, Machado started a private business activity in

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, and was involved in local

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in his hometown of Palmela.Octávio Machado: “Sporting pediu-me para pensar se queria integrar a estrutura” (Octávio Machado: “Sporting asked me to think if I wanted to be part of the organigram”)
Observador, 1 July 2015

Honours

Player

: 1977–78, 1978–79 * Taça de Portugal: 1976–77; Runner-up 1972–73, 1977–78, 1979–80

Manager

* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995, 2001 * Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 1995–96

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Machado, Octavio 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Setúbal District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Vitória F.C. players FC Porto players Portugal international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Sporting CP managers FC Porto managers