Eusébio

Eusébio

Eusébio in 1963
Personal information
Full name	Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth	(1942-01-25)January 25, 1942
Place of birth	Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique
Date of death	(2014-01-05)January 5, 2014
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1975 1975 1975–1976 1976 1976–1977 1977	Benfica Boston Minutemen Monterrey Toronto Metros-Croatia Beira-Mar Las Vegas Quicksilver
National team
1961–1973	Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Eusébio (25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese football player. He played for Portugal national team and Benfica. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

He was born in Mozambique.

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Portugal			League
1960/61	Benfica	Portuguese Liga	1	1
1961/62			17	12
1962/63			24	23
1963/64			19	28
1964/65			20	28
1965/66			23	25
1966/67			26	31
1967/68			24	42
1968/69			21	10
1969/70			22	21
1970/71			22	19
1971/72			24	19
1972/73			28	40
1973/74			21	16
1974/75			9	2
United States			League
1975	Boston Minutemen	NASL	7	2
Mexico			League
1975/76	Monterrey	Primera División	10	1
United States			League
1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia	NASL	21	16
Portugal			League
1976/77	Beira-Mar	Portuguese Liga	12	3
United States			League
1977	Las Vegas Quicksilver	NASL	17	2
Country	Portugal		313	320
	United States		45	20
	Mexico		10	1
Total			368	341

International career statistics

Portugal national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1961	2	1
1962	5	2
1963	1	0
1964	6	4
1965	7	7
1966	12	12
1967	6	3
1968	2	1
1969	4	2
1970	1	0
1971	5	2
1972	9	4
1973	4	3
Total	63	41