Mário João
Mário João Sousa Alves (born 6 June 1935), known as Mário João, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right or left back.
![]() Mário João (third from left) lining up before the 1962 European Cup final | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mário João Sousa Alves | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1954 | CUF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1955 | CUF | ||
1955–1962 | Benfica | 48 | (2) |
1962–1968 | CUF | 118 | (9) |
Total | 166 | (11) | |
National team | |||
1960–1964 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1975–1976 | CUF | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He appeared in 166 Primeira Liga matches during ten seasons, scoring 11 goals.
Club career
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Mário João started and finished his 14-year senior career with G.D. CUF, beginning as a forward. In between, he spent seven years with S.L. Benfica in the Primeira Liga, appearing in 89 competitive matches and winning six major titles, including both of the European Cup finals in the early 60's, against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Mário João retired in 1968, aged 33. He was never a full-time professional footballer, earning the vast majority of his wages from the Companhia União Fabril.[1]
International career
Mário João won three caps for Portugal, in four years. His first arrived on 22 May 1960, in a 1–5 away defeat against with Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.[2]
Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61
- Taça de Portugal: 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62
References
- Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 96. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- "Mário João". European Football. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
- Mário João at ForaDeJogo
- Mário João at National-Football-Teams.com