José Henrique

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José Henrique Rodrigues Marques (born in Arrentela, 18 May 1943) is a former Portuguese goalkeeper.

He was first noticed in Atlético, before moving to Benfica, were he played from 1967 to 1979, and was the main goalkeeper until the 1973/74 season. He shared the spot with another great goalkeeper, Manuel Bento, until 1975/76. He was called "Zé Gato" (Joe Cat), for his ability as a keeper. He won the titles of National Champion for the seasons of 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1974/75, 1975/76 and 1976/77, and the Cup of Portugal, for 1969, 1970 and 1972. He played in the 1968 Champions Cup final, in London, when Benfica lost 4-1 with Manchester United, in extra time.

He was one of the best Portuguese goalkeepers of his times,^{[citation needed]} playing 15 times for the National Team, from 10 December 1969, in a 0-1 defeat with England, in a friendly match, in London, to the 2-2 draw with Bulgaria, 13 October 1973, in Lisbon, for the World Cup 1974 qualifyings. It would also be Eusébio's farewell to the National Team. He have to face the rivality of another great goalkeeper, Vítor Damas, which explains he didn't have more caps for the National Team.

The peak of his international career was at the Independence Cup of Brazil, in 1972, where he played in all the games for Portugal, that finally lost the final to Brazil, by 0-1.

He played for Nacional, from Funchal, Madeira, then a II Division team, for the seasons of 1979/80 and 1980/81, before putting an end to his career. After ending it, he become a trainer, with minor results, and latter a youth coach in Benfica.