Humberto Coelho
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Humberto Coelho | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Humberto Manuel Jesus Coelho | |
Date of birth | April 20, 1950 | |
Place of birth | Cedofeita, Portugal | |
Playing position | Defender (retired) | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1968-1975 1975-1977 1977-1984 |
Benfica Paris Saint-Germain Benfica |
189 (24) 42 (7) 167 (38) |
National team | ||
1968-1983 | Portugal | 64 (3) |
Teams managed | ||
1997-2000 2003-2004 2008- |
Portugal South Korea Tunisia |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho born in Cedofeita,Portugal 20 April,1950 is a Portuguese former footballer and a manager. He was one of living symbols of Benfica and Portugal during his career.
[edit] Playing career
As a player, he was one of the best ever central defenders of Portuguese football, representing SL Benfica, from 1968 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1984. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain for the seasons of 1975 to 1977 where he failed to impress. His first appearance for the Portuguese national team was at only 18, in a 3-0 win over Romania on 27 October,1968 in Lisbon the first game of the World Cup 1970 qualifying stage. He represented the national team 64 times, 61 for Benfica and 3 for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 6 goals, but failed to ever appear in a major tournament. He played at the Independence Cup in Brazil in 1972, where Portugal lost the final to Brazil 1-0. His last cap for the national team was during the Euro 1984 qualifying stages, in the only defeat that Portugal suffered, on 27 April,1983 beaten 0-5 by USSR in Moscow. An injury prevented him from representing the national team for the rest of the qualifying games or in the Euro Cup finals.
[edit] Honours
- Portuguese Liga 1969,1971,1972,1973,1975,1981,1983,1984
- Portuguese Cup 1969,1970,1972,1980,1981,1983,1985
- Portuguese SuperCup 1980
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year 1974
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