António Simões
 Simões in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Simões da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-12-14) 14 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Corroios, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Almada | ||
| 1959–1961 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1975 | Benfica | 312 | (46) |
| 1975–1976 | Boston Minutemen | 27 | (5) |
| 1975–1976 | Estoril | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | San Jose Earthquakes | 33 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | União Tomar | 16 | (1) |
| 1978 | New Jersey Americans | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Dallas Tornado | 6 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Detroit Lightning (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizon (indoor) | 20 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 429 | (60) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1973 | Portugal | 46 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Phoenix Inferno | ||
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1991 | Austin Sockadillos | ||
| 2003–2004 | União Madeira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Lusitânia | ||
| 2008–2010 | Portugal Olympic | ||
| 2011–2014 | Iran (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Iran B | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
António Simões da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu siˈmõȷ̃ʃ]); born 14 December 1943), known as Simões, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left winger.
He spent 14 professional seasons with Benfica, playing 449 official games and scoring 72 goals. In the late 1970s, early 1980s, he represented several teams in the United States, and subsequently worked as a manager in both continents.[1]
Simões played more than 40 times for Portugal, appearing with the country at the 1966 World Cup.
Contents
1 Club career
1.1 Benfica
1.2 United States
2 International career
3 Honours
3.1 Club
3.2 International
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links
Club career
Benfica
Born in Corroios, Seixal, Setúbal, Simões joined S.L. Benfica when he was 15, and was already an important first-team member just two years later, being part of the squads that won ten national championships and one European Cup. In the 1962 final of the latter competition, a 5–3 win against Real Madrid, he became the youngest ever player to conquer the tournament, at 18 years and four months.[1][2]
Simões left Benfica at the end of the 1974–75 season, after winning his last league. He contributed with 26 scoreless matches in the process.[1]
United States
Simões moved to the United States at the age of 32, signing with the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League.[3] He spent two seasons in the city before moving to the San Jose Earthquakes in 1976, and subsequently the Dallas Tornado.
In 1979 Simões joined the Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season he moved to the Chicago Horizon, before finishing his career at almost 39 with the Kansas City Comets; he returned twice to his country during the offseason period, briefly representing G.D. Estoril Praia and U.F.C.I. Tomar.
Immediately after quitting football, Simões was hired as coach of the Phoenix Inferno of the MISL.[4] Fired in March 1984 he was replaced him with Ted Podleski, joining the Las Vegas Americans as assistant to Alan Mayer afterwards, and also leaving in January 1985; in 1989 he was the SISL indoor season Coach of the Year, with the Austin Sockadillos.[5]
International career
Simões made his debut with the Portugal national team on 6 May 1962, in a 1–2 friendly defeat with Brazil in São Paulo. He was a member of the squad that finished in third place in the 1966 World Cup in England, scoring the opener in the group stage opener against the same opponent (3–1 win).[6]
The recipient of 46 caps with three goals, Simões missed the Brazil Independence Cup due to injury. He made his last appearance on 13 October 1973, in a 2–2 home draw against Bulgaria for the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.
Simões joined Iran's coaching staff in April 2011, acting as assistant to compatriot Carlos Queiroz.[7] He left in early 2014, due to personal reasons.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 April 1964 | Hardturm, Zurich, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 0–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 19 July 1966 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England |  Brazil | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 13 October 1973 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1974 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Benfica
Primeira Divisão: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75[8]
Taça de Portugal (4):[9] 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
European Cup:[9]1961–62
International
Portugal
UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1961
FIFA World Cup: Third-place 1966
References
^ abc Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Eusebio-inspired Benfica rock Real". FIFA. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
^ "Dólares" [Dollars]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (18753): 16. 2 May 1975. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
^ Three NASL teams join in as MISL opens fifth season; The Miami Herald, 5 November 1982.
^ The Year in American Soccer – 1989
^ "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Namazi celebrates World Cup berth with Iran". The Washington Post. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 70. ISSN 3846-0823.
^ ab "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 48. ISSN 0872-3540.
Further reading
Simões, António (December 2013). António Simões, personalidades e reflexões do mais jovem campeão europeu da história [António Simões, personalities and thoughts of the youngest European champion ever] (First ed.). QuidNovi. ISBN 978-989-554-977-1.
External links
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António Simões at TheFinalBall.com
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António Simões at National-Football-Teams.com
António Simões – FIFA competition record (archive)- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- NASL/MISL profile
Portugal squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup third place | ||
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