Germano de Figueiredo
.png) Germano lining up before the 1962 European Cup final | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Germano Luís de Figueiredo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alcântara, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 July 2004 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Linda-a-Velha, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1951 | Atlético | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1960 | Atlético | 115 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1966 | Benfica | 75 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1966 | Portugal | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Germano Luís de Figueiredo (23 December 1932 – 14 July 2004), simply known as Germano, was a Portuguese footballer. He mainly played as a central defender for Atlético Clube de Portugal and SL Benfica, where he won two European Cups.[1] He was capped 24 tiemes for Portugal,[2] and played for them at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Germano died on 14 July 2004 in Linda-a-Velha, at the age of 71.[4]
Honours
[change | change source]- Atlético
- Segunda Liga: 1958–59[4]
- Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65[5]
- Taça de Portugal:[6] 1961–62, 1963–64
- Taça de Honra (2)[6]
- European Cup:[6] 1960–61, 1961–62
- Portugal
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1966[3]
- Individual
- World Soccer World XI: 1961, 1962, 1965[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 64–67. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ↑ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- 1 2 Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Germano faleceu" [Germano has died]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 92. ISSN 3846-0823.
- 1 2 3 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 49. ISSN 0872-3540.
- ↑ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond the Last Man. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
[change | change source]- Germano at ForaDeJogo
- Germano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Germano – FIFA competition record (archived)
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