Humberto Coelho

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Humberto Coelho
Personal information
Full name Humberto Manuel Jesus Coelho
Date of birth April 20, 1950 (1950-04-20) (age 58)
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

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (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.

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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.

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