José Torres (footballer, born 1938)
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This article is about Portuguese football player. For other uses, see José Torres (disambiguation).
José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈtoʁɨʃ]; 8 September 1938 – 3 September 2010), nicknamed "O Bom Gigante" ("The Kind Giant"),[1] was a Portuguese football centre-forward and coach. Most of his 21-year senior career was spent at Benfica, with great individual and team success (13 major titles).[2] With the Portugal national team, he participated in two World Cups separated by 20 years, one as player and the other as manager.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Costa Sénica and the second or paternal family name is Torres.
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Full name | José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1938-09-08)8 September 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Torres Novas, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 September 2010(2010-09-03) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1953–1957 | Torres Novas | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1959 | Torres Novas | ||||||||||||||||
1959–1971 | Benfica | 172 | (151) | ||||||||||||||
1971–1975 | Vitória Setúbal | 91 | (52) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1980 | Estoril | 111 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 374 | (217) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1963–1973 | Portugal | 33 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1975 | Vitória Setúbal | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | Estoril | ||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Estrela Amadora | ||||||||||||||||
1982–1984 | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Portimonense | ||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Portimonense | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Desportivo Beja | ||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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