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José Torres.
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is da Costa Séneca and the second is Torres.
| José Torres |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
José Augusto da Costa
Séneca Torres |
| Date of birth |
8 September 1938 (1938-09-08) (age 71) |
| Place of birth |
Santarém, Portugal |
| Height |
2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Centre forward |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Retired |
| Youth career |
| 1953–1957 |
Torres Novas |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1957–1959
1959–1971
1971–1975
1975–1980 |
Torres Novas
Benfica
Vitória de Setúbal
Estoril Praia |
259 (226)
? (?) |
| National team |
| 1963–1973 |
Portugal |
34 (14) |
| Teams managed |
1975
1984–1986
1987 |
Vitória de Setúbal
Portugal
Boavista |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)
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José Augusto da Costa Séneca Torres (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈtoʁɨʃ]; born 8 September 1938) is a Portuguese former footballer and coach.
Player
Torres had 34 caps for Portugal, scoring 14 goals. His debut was on 23 January 1963, in a 1–0 loss against Bulgaria, for the UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying matches. His last game, played at the age of 35, was a 2–2 draw, again against Bulgaria, on 13 October 1973, for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.[1]
The peak of his career was as one of the leading figures of the national team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, where he scored three goals. He scored the 2–1 winning goal over the Soviet Union in the match for the third place.
Manager
As a coach, his best result was the qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where Portugal was eliminated after the first round.
Honours and Awards
Benfica
- Portuguese Liga — 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, and 1970–71
- Portuguese Cup — 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, and 1969–70
- European Champions Cup, Runner-up — 1963, 1965, and 1968
Individual
Honour Crown — Portuguese Liga: 1962–63, Top Goalscorer – 26 goals
References
| Vitória FC – Managers |
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John (1923–29) · Dos Santos (1935–36) · Szabo (1938–39) · Dos Santos (1939–42) · Martins (1943–47) · Peics (1947–48) · Palhinhas (1948–49) · Martins (1949–50) · Aranburu (1950–51) · Ferreira (1951–1952) · F.Vaz (1952) · Biri (1952–55) · Martini (1955–56) · Buchelli (1956–58) · Tatrai (1958–60) · Correia (1960) · A.Vaz (1960) · Montez (1960–61) · Biri (1961) · F.Vaz (1961–62) · Núñez (1962–63) · Reboredo (1963–64) · Polido (1964) · F.Vaz (1964–69) · Pedroto (1969–74) · Augusto (1974–75) · Torres (1975) · Lino (1975–76) · F.Vaz (1976–77) · Cardoso (1977–79) · Rui Silva (1979) · Hagan (1979–80) · Dias (1980–81) · Bandeira (1981–82) · De Oliveira (1982–85) · Tomé (1985–86) · Allison (1986–87) · Fernandes (1987–89) · Conhé (1989–90) · Romão (1990–91) · Quinito (1991) · Neca (1991) · Raul Águas (1991–94) · Diamantino (1994–95) · Braga (1995) · Quinito (1995–96) · Reis (1996–97) · Fernandes (1997) · Barrios (1997–98) · Cardoso (1998–99) · Rui Águas (1999–2001) · Jesus (2001–02) · Campos (2002–03) · Diamantino (2003) · Cardoso (2003) · Carvalhal (2003–04) · Couceiro (2004–05) · Rachão (2005) · Matos (2005) · Hélio Sousa (2005–06) · Toni (2006) · Cardoso (2006–07) · Carvalhal (2007–08) · Faquirá (2008–09) · Cardoso (2009) · Azenha (2009) · Quim (2009) · Fernandes (2009-–)
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