Nené (footballer, born 1949)

Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista (born 20 November 1949), known as Nené (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɛˈnɛ]), is a retired Portuguese professional footballer. A prolific striker, he played his entire career with Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games for the club[1] and winning 19 titles, a record for several years.[2]

For the 1977 Italian film, see Nenè.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Batista.
Nené
Personal information
Full name Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista
Date of birth (1949-11-20) 20 November 1949
Place of birth Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ferroviário Manga
1966–1968 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1986 Benfica 421 (262)
National team
1971–1984 Portugal 66 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing 66 times for Portugal and scoring 22 goals, Nené represented the nation at Euro 1984.

Club career

Born in Leça da Palmeira, Nené made his professional debuts with S.L. Benfica in 1968, and remained a key fixture with the club until his retirement almost twenty years later, at nearly 37. In the 1972–73 season, he was a star player for a side which became Primeira Liga champion without a single defeat (28 matches won – 23 consecutively – out of 30): the team scored 101 goals, breaking 100 for only the second time in its history.

Nené was the Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1971 and also runner-up in 1972, which was achieved whilst competing with teammate Eusébio.[3] He ranked second in Benfica's scoring lists in European competitions with 28 goals in 75 appearances,[4] and played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup finals, in an aggregate loss to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

As a player, Nené won 11 national championships with his only club. After ending his career, with overall totals of 577 games and 361 goals, he became a youth coach at the Estádio da Luz.

International career

Nené earned 66 caps for Portugal, ranking joint-ninth (with Simão Sabrosa) in the goalscoring charts at 22. He was their record appearance maker until 1994, when it was broken by FC Porto's João Domingos Pinto.[5]

Nené made his debut on 21 April 1971, in a 2–0 home win against Scotland for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers. Selected for the Euro 1984 tournament, he netted the game's only goal against Romania in the last group stage encounter,[6] becoming the oldest player to score in the European championship finals at 34 years and 213 days; his effort led the national team to the semi-finals versus hosts France, where he played as a substitute but could not help avoid the 2–3 extra time defeat.[7]

Nené's record was only broken 24 years later, when Ivica Vastić scored for Austria at Euro 2008 against Poland.[8]

International goals
Nené: International goals[9][10]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 1972Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Cyprus2–04–01974 World Cup qualification
211 June 1972Machadão, Natal, Brazil Ecuador0–30–3Brazil Independence Cup
325 June 1972Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil Republic of Ireland2–02–1Brazil Independence Cup
42 May 1973Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria2–12–11974 World Cup qualification
526 May 1975Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France France0–10–2Friendly
68 June 1975Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Cyprus0–10–2Euro 1976 qualifying
712 November 1975Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Czechoslovakia1–11–1Euro 1976 qualifying
85 December 1976Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Cyprus1–21–21978 World Cup qualification
922 December 1976Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Italy1–02–1Friendly
1022 December 1976Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Italy2–02–1Friendly
119 October 1977Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark0–22–41978 World Cup qualification
1215 November 1978Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria0–11–2Euro 1980 qualifying
1326 September 1979Balaídos, Vigo, Spain Spain1–11–1Friendly
141 November 1979Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Norway2–13–1Euro 1980 qualifying
151 November 1979Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Norway3–13–1Euro 1980 qualifying
1620 June 1981Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Spain1–02–0Friendly
1723 September 1981Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Poland1–02–0Friendly
1824 March 1982Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland  Switzerland0–12–1Friendly
195 May 1982Castelão (Maranhão), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil Brazil3–13–1Friendly
2022 September 1982Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland0–10–2Euro 1984 qualifying
2110 October 1982Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Poland1–02–1Euro 1984 qualifying
2220 June 1984Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France Romania1–01–0UEFA Euro 1984

Honours

Club
Benfica

Individual

See also

References
  1. "100 anos: Tamagnini Nené" [100 years: Tamagnini Nené]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 November 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Luisão pode bater recorde de troféus no Benfica" [Luisão may break Benfica trophy record]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. Portugal – Footballer of the Year; at RSSSF
  4. "Nene" Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista – Matches in European Cups; at RSSSF
  5. Portugal – Record International Players; at RSSSF
  6. Nené seals Portuguese win; at UEFA.com
  7. "Platini faz a diferença em meia-final de sonho" [Platini makes the difference in dream semi-final] (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. Austria 1–1 Poland; BBC Sport, 12 June 2008
  9. "Nené". Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. "Tamagnini Baptista "Nene" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 70. ISSN 3846-0823.
  12. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 53. ISSN 0872-3540.
  13. Top Goal Scorers – Portugal; at Sports Records
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