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Football: Eusebio fact box

Rubén Vezo (l.) wird ab Januar 2014 für den FC Valencia spielen
Rubén Vezo (l.) wird ab Januar 2014 für den FC Valencia spielen

Factfile on Portuguese football legend Eusebio who died Sunday at the age of 71.

Name: Eusebio da Silva Ferreira

Date of birth: 25 January 1942

Date of death: 05 January 2014

Place of birth: Maputo, Mozambique

Nationality: Portuguese

Height: 1.75m

Weight: 73kg

Position: Striker

Clubs: Lourenco Marques (MOZ/1957-1960), Benfica (POR/1960-1975), Boston Minutemen (USA/1975), Monterrey (MEX/1975-1976), Toronto Metros-Croatia (CAN/1976), Beira Mar (POR/1976-1977), Las Vegas Quicksilver (USA/1977), Tomaar (POR/D2/1977-1978), New Jersey Americans (USA/D2/1978-1979)

International career:

Number of caps: 64

Goals: 41

First cap: 8 October 1961 (Luxembourg-Portugal 2-4)

Achievements:

World Cup: 3rd (1966)

European Cup/Champions League: 1962

Portuguese league titles - 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975

Portuguese Cup titles - 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972

North American Soccer League (NASL) title - 1976

Goals scored: 733 in 745 professional matches

Individual honours:

European football of the year - 1965

Top scorer 1966 World Cup (nine goals)

European golden boot - 1968, 1973

Top scorer in Portuguese league - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973