José Águas
Portuguese-angolan footballer (1930–2000)
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José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈaɣwɐʃ]; 9 November 1930 – 10 December 2000) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
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Águas with Benfica in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Pinto Carvalho Santos Águas | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 2000 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1944–1948 | Lusitano Lobito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Lusitano Lobito | ||
| 1950–1963 | Benfica | 281 | (290) |
| 1963–1964 | Austria Vienna | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 288 | (292) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1962 | Portugal | 25 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Marítimo | ||
| 1967–1968 | Atlético | ||
| 1968–1969 | Leixões | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He enjoyed a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in 12 of his 13 first division seasons.[1][2] A prolific goalscorer, Águas was nicknamed "Cabeça de Ouro" ("Golden Head") because of his header skills.[3][4]
Club career
Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Empire from a Portuguese colonial family, Águas started his footballing career with local team Lusitano do Lobito, before moving to S.L. Benfica in 1950 where he gained legendary status.
With Benfica he won the Primeira Liga five times (1955, 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and the domestic cup seven, also being crowned national league's top scorer on five occasions. In the years previous to Eusébio's rise, he was also instrumental in the club's back-to-back European Cup conquests, in 1961 against FC Barcelona (3–2), and the next season against Real Madrid (5–3), scoring his team's first goal on both occasions and being club captain; he failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition after the 1–2 defeat to A.C. Milan in the 1963 final (he did not play).
After leaving Benfica, Águas, aged 33, played one more season for FK Austria Wien, retiring the next summer. He died in Lisbon, at the age of 70 after a prolonged illness.[5]
International career
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 1950–51 | Primeira Divisão | 19 | 23 | 7 | 6 | – | 26 | 29 | |
| 1951–52 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 6 | – | 29 | 34 | |||
| 1952–53 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 10 | – | 32 | 35 | |||
| 1953–54 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 24 | |||
| 1954–55 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | – | 32 | 26 | |||
| 1955–56 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 30 | |||
| 1956–57 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 3 | – | 32 | 33 | |||
| 1957–58 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 31 | ||
| 1958–59 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | – | 32 | 29 | |||
| 1959–60 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 12 | – | 34 | 30 | |||
| 1960–61 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 43 | ||
| 1961–62 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 26 | ||
| 1962–63 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Total | 281 | 291 | 75 | 70 | 21 | 18 | 377 | 379 | ||
| Austria Wien | 1963–64 | Austrian Staatsliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Career total | 288 | 293 | 75 | 70 | 22 | 18 | 385 | 381 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Águas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 September 1953 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria |  Austria |
1–5 | 1–9 | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 November 1953 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal |  South Africa |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 22 May 1955 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  England |
1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3–1 | |||||
| 5 | 20 November 1955 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal |  Sweden |
1–1 | 2–6 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2–4 | |||||
| 7 | 23 December 1955 | Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 4–0 | |||||
| 9 | 9 June 1956 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal |  Hungary |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 19 March 1961 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 6–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 21 May 1961 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | England |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Player
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63[8]
- Taça de Portugal:[9] 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup:[9] 1960–61, 1961–62
Manager
Marítimo
- AF Madeira Championship: 1966–67
- Madeira Cup: 1966–67
Atlético
- Segunda Divisão: 1967–68
Individual
- Primeira Liga top scorer: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61
- European Cup top scorer: 1960–61
- Taça de Portugal top scorer: 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58
