António Ribeiro dos Reis

António Ribeiro dos Reis
Personal information
Date of birth 19 July 1896(1896-07-19)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 1961 (aged 64–65)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1925 Benfica
National team
1921 Portugal 1 (0)
Teams managed
1921–1923 Portugal
1925–1926 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

António Ribeiro dos Reis (19 July 1896 – 1961) was a Portuguese footballer and journalist.

Career

Playing career

Reis played for Benfica between 1914 and 1925. He also represented the Portuguese national side in 1921, and managed his nation between 1921 and 1923, and 1925 and 1926. The Taça Ribeiro dos Reis, held between 1961 and 1971, was named after him.

Journalism

Reis co-founded the sports newspaper A Bola in 1945, alsongside Cândido de Oliveira.