Vicente Lucas

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Vicente da Fonseca Lucas, known in the football world as Vicente (born Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa, 24 September 1935) was a Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer, who played as a central-defender. He was the younger brother of Matateu, the first great Mozambican-Portuguese football player.

He played for Belenenses, like his brother, and had 20 caps for the Portuguese National Team, since the 1-0 win over Scotland, in 3 June 1959 to the 5-3 win over North Korea, in 23 July 1966, in the World Cup finals. He's remembered for his perfect markings of Pelé in many games for Portugal and Belenenses without making any foul, although he has been unfairly accused of mercilessly chopping down the great player, a tackle that should be rightly attributed to another player, Morais^[1].

He had to leave football the same year due to a serious injury.

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^ PELE - International Football Hall of Fame

v • d • e Portugal squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Américo • 2 Carvalho • 3 Pereira • 4 Vicente • 5 Germano • 6 Peres • 7 Figueiredo • 8 Lourenço • 9 Hilário • 10 Coluna • 11 Simões • 12 José Augusto • 13 Eusébio • 14 Cruz • 15 Duarte • 16 Graça • 17 Morais • 18 Torres • 19 Pinto • 20 Baptista • 21 José Carlos • 22 Festa • Coach: Glória