José Águas

Portuguese footballer (1930–2000)

José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈaɡwɐʃ]; 9 November 1930 – 10 December 2000) was a Portuguese footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a striker.

José Águas
Águas with Benfica in 1962
Personal information
Full nameJosé Pinto Carvalho Santos Águas
Date of birth(1930-11-09)9 November 1930
Place of birthLuanda, Angola
Date of death10 December 2000(2000-12-10) (aged 70)
Place of deathLisbon, Portugal
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Striker
Youth career
1944–1948Lusitano Lobito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1950Lusitano Lobito
1950–1963Benfica281(290)
1963–1964Austria Vienna7(2)
Total288(292)
National team
1952–1962Portugal25(11)
Teams managed
1966–1967Marítimo
1967–1968Atlético
1968–1969Leixões
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His son, Rui Águas , was also a footballer. His daughter, Helena Maria (more commonly known as Lena d'Água) is a singer. [1][2]

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica1950–51Primeira Divisão1923762629
1951–522228762934
1952–5325257103235
1953–541824202024
1954–552620663226
1955–562628222830
1956–572530733233
1957–58222289203231
1958–592426833229
1959–6025189123430
1960–612327159113343
1961–62221852963626
1962–63426531138
Total28129175702118377379
Austria Wien1963–64Austrian Staatsliga72001082
Career total28829375702218385381

International goals

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 September 1953Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria  Austria1–51–91954 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.22 November 1953Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  South Africa2–03–1Friendly
3.22 May 1955Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  England1–13–1Friendly
4.22 May 1955Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  England3–13–1Friendly
5.20 November 1955Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Sweden1–12–6Friendly
6.20 November 1955Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Sweden2–42–6Friendly
7.23 December 1955Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt1–04–0Friendly
8.23 December 1955Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt4–04–0Friendly
9.9 June 1956Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Hungary1–02–2Friendly
10.19 March 1961Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Luxembourg1–06–01962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.21 May 1961Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  England1–01–11962 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Player

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Benfica

Manager

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Marítimo

Atlético

Individual

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References

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  1. ""O Luís Pedro [Fonseca] é que tinha tudo na cabeça. Ele era o doutrinador" – recorde entrevista com Lena d'Água em 2010" ["Luís Pedro [Fonseca] was the one that had everything in his head. He was the indoctrinator" – remember interview with Lena d'Água in 2010] (in Portuguese). Blitz. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. "Rui Águas e Kelvin: eles contam como se decide um Clássico" [Rui Águas and Kelvin: they will tell you how to decide a classic] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "José Águas". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 88. ISSN 3846-0823.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 44. ISSN 0872-3540.

Other websites

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