António da Silva Samuel
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | August 3, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth |  Guinea-Bissau |
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| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983-1993 | Benfica | ||
| 1991-1992 | → Boavista (loan) | ||
| 1993-1994 | Odivelas | ||
| 1994-1996 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1996 | Tirsense | ||
| International career | |||
 Portugal |
5 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. António da Silva Samuel (born 3 August 1966, in Guinea-Bissau), was a former football player, that used to play as a Central Defender. He is notable for his run with S.L. Benfica winning the Portuguese Liga 3 times, and reached a Uefa champions Cup Final. His club career was Benfica (1983–1993), Boavista (1991-1992 Loan), Odivelas (1993–1994), Vitória Guimarães (1994–1996) and Tirsense (1996). He was nicknamed "O Menino" and "O Eterno Jovem" (The Boy/The Eternal Youngster), for his youthful appearance.
National team
In spite of being born in Guinea-Bissau, Samuel was a former Portuguese International. He represented the Portugal National Football Team on five occasions. His debut was against Austria, on September 4, 1991 in Estádio das Antas, Porto (Portugal 1 - 1 Austria).
Honours and awards
Benfica
3x Portuguese Liga - 1986/87, 1988/89 e 1990/91
4x Portuguese Cup - 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1992/93
2x Portuguese SuperCup - 1985/86 and 1989/90
Uefa Champions Cup Final
Runner-Up - 1989/90
BOAVISTA
1x Portuguese Cup - 1991/92
External links
- António da Silva Samuel profile at ForaDeJogo
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