Portuguese football is in mourning this month for the death of Angelo Martins, 90, a member of Benfica’s wonderful team, who was crowned European club champions in 1961 and 1962.
Portuguese football is in mourning this month for the death of Angelo Martins, 90, a member of Benfica’s wonderful team, who was crowned European club champions in 1961 and 1962.
“It is with deep remorse that our circle of Benfica relatives is living this moment of pain and mourning for the departure of Angelo Martins,” said Benfica President Lus Filipe Vieira. “He is an altruistic player and a player who built the symbol and mystique of (the so-called) ‘play for Benfica’.
“Angelo Martins, one of the players who contributed decisively to the confirmation of Portuguese football at the foreign point by representing his only club, Benfica, and the national team,” said Fernando Gomes, president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). I would like to acknowledge and thank you for your contribution to Portuguese football. “
Born in Porto, left-back Angelo arrived at Benfica at the age of 21 and remained at the Lisbon club for thirteen seasons (1952/53 to 1964/65), playing 385 games and scoring 4 goals, in addition to the two Europeans. Club Cup champion (played 8 of Benfica’s nine matches in 1960/61 and six out of seven the following season, all from the start), Angelo also won seven Portuguese league titles and five Portuguese Cups.
Selected 20 times for Portugal, ‘ngelo hung the tacos in 1965 at the age of 35 and temporarily coached young people at Benfica, where he won several U15, U17 and U19 titles and trained club legends such as Humberto Coelho, Nené, Joel AlvesArray Rui Jordo and Fernando Chalana.
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