Mário João
 Mário João (third from left) lining up before the 1962 European Cup final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário João Sousa Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1954 | CUF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | CUF | ||
| 1955–1962 | Benfica | 48 | (2) |
| 1962–1968 | CUF | 118 | (9) |
| Total | 166 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | CUF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mário João Sousa Alves (born 6 June 1935), known as Mário João, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right or left-back.
He appeared in 166 Primeira Liga matches in ten seasons, scoring 11 goals.
Club career[edit]
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Mário João started and finished his 14-year senior career with G.D. CUF, beginning as a forward.[1][2] In between, he spent seven years with S.L. Benfica in the Primeira Liga, appearing in 89 competitive matches and winning six major titles, including both of the European Cup finals in the early 60s, against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.[3][1]
Mário João retired in 1968, aged 33. He was never a full-time professional footballer, earning the vast majority of his wages from the Companhia União Fabril.[4][1]
International career[edit]
Mário João won three caps for Portugal in four years.[5] His first arrived on 22 May 1960, in a 5–1 away defeat to Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.[6][7]
Honours[edit]
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61
- Taça de Portugal: 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Tovar, Rui Miguel (11 August 2021). "Mário João, o jogador-trabalhador" [Mário João, the player-worker]. Contacto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Histórias das idas do FC Porto ao Alfredo da Silva" [Stories of FC Porto's trips to the Alfredo da Silva] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Mário João recorda título europeu do Benfica ganho há 61 anos: "Tivemos direito a um prémio de 15 contos"" [Mário João recalls Benfica's European title won 61 years ago: "We were all given a bonus of 15 thousand escudos"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 96. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (9 August 2015). "Mário João troca Benfica por CUF" [Mário João trades Benfica for CUF]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Haisma, Marcel; Van den Elsen, John. "European Championship 1960 (Details)". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Mário João at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Mário João at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mário João at EU-Football.info
