| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Félix Assunção Antunes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugual | ||
| Place of death | Pretoria South Africa (1998-07-06) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CUF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–1944 | Unidos Futebol Clube | ? | (?) |
| 1946–1954 | S.L. Benfica | 188 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Portugal | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Félix Assunção Antunes, commonly known as Félix (born 14 December 1922 in Barreiro) was a former football player that used to play as Midfielder, or as Defender. He is notable for his run with the Portuguese giants S.L. Benfica.
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While he played football he was at the same time a CUF Indústrial Worker.
Felix used to have a great positional presence and he was the engine of the team, it was common among the supporters the expression "SL & FÉLIX". He played ten seasons with the Benfica Jersey from 1944 to 1954. He was considered as one of the best defenders in the world back in the days.
He started his career as a Defender center by the hand of Janos Biri (1946). With the arrival of Lipo Herczka (1947), Félix started being used as Midfielder Center, but when Ted Smith arrived he changed the all tactical perspective of the team, putting Félix as a Defender Center (the position he became famous at).
He was part of the team that won the Taça Latina against FC Bordeaux (1950).
He ended his career at 30 years old due to an episode that occurred after a Benfica loss against Vitória SC, when after the game Félix threw his shirt to the floor on the locker room. Due to this disrespectful act against the SL Benfica symbol, the president of the reds dismissed his services.
Felix represented the Portugal National Football Team 15 times.
1x Portuguese Liga - 1949/50
4x Portuguese Cup - 1948/49, 1950/51, 1951/52 and 1952/53
1x Taça Latina - 1949/50
Félix Antunes – FIFA competition record