| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ângelo Gaspar Martins Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| S.L. Benfica | |||
| National team | |||
| 1953–1962 | Portugal | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ângelo Gaspar Martins, or simply Ângelo (born 19 April 1930 in Porto) was a former football player. He played as a defender for S.L. Benfica in the 1950s. He was known as "O Serrafeiro".
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Despite having been born in Porto, where Boavista F.C. and F.C. Porto are the main teams, a young Martins turned down the opportunity to play for F.C. Porto, as he was a fan of the rival Benfica club.
He started his career as a left defender, but also played as a left-midfielder. Martins started playing for Académico do Porto at only 15 years of age, but he was scammed by a FC Porto staff member, that gave him a false document and made him sign a FC Porto file. The federation punished Angelo but for only a short period. At 20 years old while serving in the military a SL Benfica scout spotted him playing and brought him to the Lisbon club. He played 14 seasons for SL Benfica making 285 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
Ângelo was capped for 20 times by Portugal, making his debut on 27 September 1953 at Prater Stadium in Vienna (Áustria 9 - Portugal 1) Qualif. World Championship. Last game 16 December 1962 Restelo Stadium in Belém (Portugal 3 - Bulgária 1) - Qualif. European Championship.[1]
S.L.Benfica
European Champions Cup Winner: 1961/62 and 1960/61
Runner Up: 1962/63
Intercontinental Cup
Runner-Up: 1961/62 and 1962/63
8x Portuguese Liga 1954/55, 1956/57, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64 and 1964/65
5x Portuguese Cup 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1961/62 and 1963/64