Américo Lopes

Américo Ferreira Lopes (born 6 March 1933), known simply as Américo, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Américo
Personal information
Full name Américo Ferreira Lopes
Date of birth (1933-03-06) 6 March 1933
Place of birth Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1969 Porto 192 (0)
1954–1958 → Boavista (loan)
National team
1964–1968 Portugal 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Aveiro District, Américo spent the vast majority of his professional career with FC Porto,[1] competing 13 seasons in the Primeira Liga and appearing in 192 league matches. With his only club, he won the 1959 national championship and the 1968 Taça de Portugal.

From 1954 to 1958, Américo was loaned to neighbouring Boavista FC, playing his last three years in the second division. He retired in June 1969, aged 36.

International career

Américo made his debut for the Portugal national team on 29 April 1964, in a 3–2 friendly away win over Switzerland. He was selected by manager Otto Glória for his 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, but remained an unused bench player for the eventual third-placed side.[2]

Américo earned the last of his 15 caps on 11 December 1968, in a 2–4 loss in Greece for the 1970 World Cup qualifiers.[3]

Honours

Porto

References
  1. "Américo foi homenageado" [Américo was honoured]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. Américo Lopes – FIFA competition record
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