Samuel Quina

Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer.

Samuel
Personal information
Full name Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina
Date of birth (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1984 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1991 Benfica 113 (1)
1991–1992 Boavista 34 (0)
1992–1993 Benfica 4 (0)
1993–1995 Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
1995–1996 Tirsense 8 (0)
1996–1997 Odivelas 13 (0)
1997–1999 Fanhões 25 (0)
Total 222 (1)
National team
1986–1989 Portugal U21 12 (0)
1991–1992 Portugal 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves for the Portuguese Cup.[1] His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat important role in the Lisbon club during seven seasons.[1]

Samuel started in the 1990 European Cup final, a 0–1 loss against A.C. Milan, pitching in at left back on the occasion.[1][2] His last game was in a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and S.L. Fanhões.

International career

Samuel earned five caps for the Portugal national team, over the course of nine months. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.

Personal life

Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at youth level[3] and played professionally for West Ham United[4][5] and Watford.

Honours

Benfica

Boavista

References
  1. "Samuel, a eterna esperança do Benfica" [Samuel, Benfica's eternal hope] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. Ross, James M. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. "Sub-19: Domingos Quina garante que Portugal «não vai facilitar»" [Under-19: Domingos Quina guarantees Portugal «will not make things easy»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham" [Domingos Quina signs for West Ham]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. "Quina – I'm excited and just enjoying it". West Ham United. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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