Augusto Silva (footballer, born 1939)

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Augusto Silva
Personal information
Full name Augusto Lamela da Silva
Date of birth (1939-02-06) 6 February 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1955–1958 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1962 Vitória Guimarães 37 (6)
1962–1967 Benfica 36 (4)
Total73(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Augusto Lamela da Silva (born 6 February 1939) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right back but also as a right midfielder.

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Over nine seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 73 matches and ten goals.

Club career

Born in Barcelos, Braga District, Silva moved at a young age to Guimarães to learn the job of metalworker for a Textile industry, belonging to the president of local Vitória SC. While at the club he suffered two serious injuries to his meniscus, but eventually recovered.

Silva was signed by S.L. Benfica in 1962, and made his debut on 23 September of the same year against Luso FC. [1] His best input at the Estádio da Luz consisted of 17 games in the 1965–66 season, contributing a runner-up finish. [2]

In January 1967, in a tour to Santiago, Silva suffered a cerebrovascular accident that left him permanently incapable of ever playing football, affecting his right eye, his speech and his motor skills. Coach Fernando Riera remained with him until he recovered enough to return to Portugal on 17 February; he then worked as a doorman for Benfica, also occupying administrative positions for them. [3]

Personal life

In a seven-month span in 1961, Silva lost a daughter and a son (both aged seven months) to poliomyelitis. [3]

Honours

Benfica [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 688. ISBN   978-989-23-2087-8.
  2. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 329. ISBN   978-989-23-2087-8.
  3. 1 2 M., Craig (25 March 2014). "A Misfortune Never Comes Alone – Benfica 1967, Part Two". Beyond the Last Man. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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