Vítor Cândido Gonçalves (12 April 1896 – 1965) was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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. A Portuguese international, he both played for and managed

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

Career

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in his early career, Gonçalves established himself as a

soon after, playing alongside

Cândido de Oliveira Cândido Plácido Fernandes de Oliveira (24 September 1896 – 23 June 1958) was a Portuguese football player, coach, and sports journalist. The Portuguese Super Cup is named after him, being officially known as Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira ...

and

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. A

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student like many other Benfica players at the time, he gained more recognition after Cândido de Oliveira left the club in 1920 to start a new one, Casa Pia A.C. Gonçalves first represented

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on 18 December 1921, in Madrid, against

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, in a 3–1 loss, and then again in Lisbon, against the same opponent, in a 2–1 loss. In the latter match, he led the

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armband. He coached Benfica from 1934 to 1936, winning the Campeonato de Portugal in his first season and the championship in the second one.

Personal life

His son,

Vasco Gonçalves General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves Order of Aviz, OA (; Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portugal, Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as Prime Minister of Portug ...

, was an army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the

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and later served as the 104th

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Honours

Playing honours

Benfica *

Campeonato de Lisboa The Campeonato de Lisboa (English: Championship of Lisbon) was a regional football league in Portugal situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. It started in 1906, before the Lisbon Football Association was created, an ...

: 1919–20 *

Taça de Honra Taça de Honra (Honour Cup) is a Portuguese friendly football tournament played between teams of the Lisbon Football Association (AFL). It is the third oldest competition in Portugal after the championships of Lisbon and Porto. The format has va ...

(2)

Managerial honours

Benfica *

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

: 1935–36 * Campeonato de Portugal: 1934–35

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Vitor 1896 births 1965 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese football managers Men's association football midfielders S.L. Benfica footballers S.L. Benfica managers Portugal men's international footballers