António Simões
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Full name | António Simões Costa | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Corroios, Portugal | ||
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Position(s) | 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) | |
International career | |||
1962–1973 | Portugal | 46 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
António Simões Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu siˈmõȷ̃ʃ]); born 14 December 1943), known as Simões, is a retired Portuguese 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 70s/early 80s he represented several teams in the United States, and subsequently worked as a manager on both continents.[1]
Simões played more than 40 times for Portugal, appearing with the country at the 1966 World Cup.
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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 the Eagles at the end of the 1974–75 season, after winning his last league. He contributed with 26 scoreless games in the process.
United States
Simões moved to the United States at the age of 32, signing with the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League. He spent two seasons in the city before moving to the San Jose Earthquakes in 1976, and subsequently the Dallas Tornado.[1]
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.[1]
Immediately after quitting football Simões was hired as coach of the Phoenix Inferno of the MISL.[3] 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.[4]
International career
Simões made his debut with the Portuguese 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).
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 countryman Carlos Queiroz.[5] He left in early 2014, due to personal reasons.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
- European Cup:[6] 1961–62; Runner-up 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68
- Primeira Divisão (10):[6] 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
- Taça de Portugal (4):[6] 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72; Runner-up 1964–65
Country
- Portugal
- FIFA World Cup: Third-place 1966
References
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- ↑ Three NASL teams join in as MISL opens fifth season; The Miami Herald, 5 November 1982.
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1989
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External links
- António Simões at footballzz.co.uk
- António Simões profile at ForaDeJogo
- António Simões at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- António Simões – FIFA competition record
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- NASL/MISL profile
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Seixal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- U.F.C.I. Tomar players
- American Soccer League (1933–83) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players
- Boston Minutemen players
- San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88) players
- New Jersey Americans (ASL) players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Detroit Lightning players
- Chicago Horizons players
- Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players
- Portugal international footballers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Portuguese football managers
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) coaches
- SISL coaches
- Portuguese expatriates in Iran