João Martins (footballer, born 1927)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Baptista Martins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1927[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sines, Portugal[1] | ||
| Date of death | November 16, 1993 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sport Lisboa e Sines | |||
| CUF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1959 | Sporting CP | 204 | (131) |
| National team | |||
| 1952–1957 | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
João Baptista Martins (3 September 1927 – 16 November 1993) was a Portuguese footballer.
Club career[change | change source]
He played for Sporting CP for 13 years. During his time with the club, he would win seven Primeira Liga titles and the 1954 Taça de Portugal.[2]
On September 4, 1955, he scored the first-ever goal of the European Cup, in a 3–3 draw against FK Partizan.[3]
International career[change | change source]
Martins won 11 caps for Portugal. He made his debut on November 23, 1952, in a 1–1 draw against Austria.[1]
Later life and death[change | change source]
After retiring, Martins moved to France, and worked in a factory. He died in November 1993 aged 66, due to heart failure.[1][2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "João Martins" (in Portuguese). Sines Município. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roseiro, Bruno (3 June 2017). "Liga dos Campeões. João Martins, o corticeiro alentejano que marcou o primeiro golo da prova em 1955" [Champions League. João Martins, the cork-stripper from Alentejo who scored the competition's first goal in 1955]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Pimentel, José Nuno (4 September 2019). "O dia em que Sporting e Partizan fizeram história" [The day Sporting and Partizan made history] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 25 April 2020.