Ângelo Martins

Ângelo Gaspar Martins (born 19 April 1930), simply known as Ângelo, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica, with whom he played his entire career.

Ângelo Martins
Personal information
Full name Ângelo Gaspar Martins Pereira
Date of birth (1930-04-19) 19 April 1930
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1965 Benfica 281 (4)
National team
1953–1962 Portugal 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Despite having been born in Porto, where Boavista F.C. and FC Porto are the main teams, a young Ângelo Martins turned down the opportunity to play for Porto, as he was a fan of Lisbon rivals S.L. Benfica.

He started his career as a left defender, but also played as a left-midfielder. He started playing for Académico do Porto at 15 years of age, but he was scammed by a Porto staff member, that gave him a false document and made him sign a Porto file. The federation punished Ângelo but for only a short period. At 20 years old while serving in the military, a Benfica scout spotted him playing and brought him to Lisbon. He played 14 seasons for Benfica making 285 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[1]

National team

Ângelo was capped for 20 times by Portugal, making his debut on 27 September 1953 at Prater Stadium in Vienna.

Honours

Benfica

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See also

References
  1. Plantel Glorioso. Portugal: Prime Books. 2014. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-989-655-246-6.
  2. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 80. ISSN 3846-0823.
  3. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 45. ISSN 0872-3540.
  4. "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2019.


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