Alberto da Costa Pereira

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Alberto da Costa Pereira (born in Nacala, Mozambique, 23 December 1929, died Lisbon, 25 October 1990) was a Portuguese goalkeeper. He was from a colonial white family. He started his carrier in Ferroviário de Lourenço Marques, from Mozambique, but moved to Portugal, in 1954/55, were he became Benfica`s goalkeeper for the next 12 years, until his retirement in 1966/67. He was several times national champion and winner of the Cup of Portugal, and also twice European Champion, in 1961 and 1962, playing with other legendary Portuguese footballers, like José Águas, Germano, Mário Coluna and Eusébio (in 1962). He was also Benfica's goalkeeper in the finals of 1963 and 1965.

He played 22 times for the National Team of Portugal, since the first ever victory of his country over England (3-1), in Porto, 22 May 1955, to his last game, in Lisbon, 24 January 1965, with Turkey (5-1), in the first game of the 1966 World Cup qualifiers. He wasn't in his better shape, so he missed the legendary Portuguese Team National that reached the 3rd place in that World Cup, in England.