- Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa, <small>OIH</small>, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa (pron.) (born March 29, 1972 in Lisbon), is a legendaryPortuguese football player. He is an attacking midfielder for Portuguese club SL Benfica and is also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder. He is considered to be the best Portuguese playmaker of all times - for that, he is commonly known as the "maestro", or "The number 10", … - Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, <small>OIH</small> on July 5, 1976 in Amarante. He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for Benfica. He was given the nickname "Gomes" during childhood, after Fernando Gomes, who was the top european goalscorer in 1983 and 1985. A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at UEFA Euro 2000. - Miguel Veloso
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso, referred to as Miguel Veloso, born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra), is a Portuguese football player. He plays as a center back, and most recently as a defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Portuguese national team and SL Benfica defender António Veloso. Miguel started his career in the same club where his father became famous, but at the age of 14 he switched to the rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal, … - Nuno Assis
Nuno Assis Lopes Miranda is a Portuguese football attacking midfielder, currently playing for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. - Simão Sabrosa
Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, <small>OIH</small>, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa (pron.) or just Simão (born 31 October 1979 in Constantim, Portugal), is a Portuguese football winger who plays for SL Benfica (where he is the team captain) and the Portuguese national team. Simão is a very quick wing forward/attacking midfielder with a fast dribble and a taste for scoring decisive goals. - Jesualdo Ferreira
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Óscar "Tacuara" Cardozo is a Paraguayan football striker. He was born on May 20 1983, in the city of Juan Eulogio Estigarribia in Paraguay. He currently plays for SL Benfica, of the Portuguese Liga. Cardozo played for Club 24 de Junioand 3 de Febrero in Paraguay before moving to Club Nacional in 2005. - Luís Filipe Vieira
Luís Filipe Vieira, born 22 June 1949, is the chairman of Portuguese sports club Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He was previously chairman of Alverca FC. - Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born February 11, 1975 in Angola), known as Pedro Emanuel, is a professional footballer, who plays for the club FC Porto. Emanuel is Angolan-born, but has never represented the national team "Palancas Negras" internationally. Some interpret this as a desire to keep alive the possibility of playing for Portugal, because he represented Portugal at junior levels. - Fábio Coentrão
Fábio Coentrão is a Portuguese footballer born in Vila do Conde, Portugal on March 11 1988. He has recently signed for SL Benfica, after playing for Liga de Honra club Rio Ave FC in 2006/2007. Coentrão has been compared to Rui Costa and Luís Figo (he was given the nickname "Figo das Caxinas" when he played for Rio Ave). - Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli is an Italian football striker who currently is playing for Serie A team Palermo. Despite being born in Nardò, Lecce, he has always lived in San Donato di Lecce, also in Lecce. - Marco Caneira
Marco António Simões Caneira in Sintra, Portugal, (pron.), is an international Portuguese football defender. He is on loan to Sporting from Valencia. He has previously played for Sporting, SL Benfica, Bordeaux, Valencia, and other teams. He was selected for the national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. - Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa, <small>CavIH</small> (born August 30, 1970 in Viseu; pron.) is a former Portuguese football (soccer) defensive midfielder. On the club level, Paulo Sousa played for Benfica (1989-93), Sporting (1993-94), Juventus (1994-96), Borussia Dortmund (1996-98), Inter Milan (1998-99), Parma (2000), Panathinaikos (2000-01) and Espanyol (2002). He won the Champions League twice, with Juventus in 1996 and Dortmund in 1997. - Dean Saunders
Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June, 1964 in Swansea, Wales) was a Welsh footballer and was a prolific forward. He is probably best known for playing for Aston Villa. However he also played for Swansea City, Cardiff City(on loan), Brighton, Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Benfica and Bradford City. He is currently working as an assistant manager to Wales manager John Toshack. - José Luis
José Luís Lopes da Costa e Silva was a forward on the Benfica side that dominated Portuguese football in the late-1970s and until middle-1980s. He played four times for the National Team, being the first in 21 September 1983, with Finland (5-0), for the Euro-84 qualifyings, and the last, in 25 September 1985, with Czechoslovakia (0-1), in the World Cup qualifyings. He was appointed by East Timor as their national head coach for their Tiger Cup debut in December 2004. - Marco Ferreira
Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira is a Portuguese football currently on contract with SL Benfica. He was born in Vimioso, Portugal on March 12, 1978 and he is a midfielder that stands 177 cm tall and weights 75 kg. He is currently looking for a new club. He is a player known primarily for his speed, who has seen a halt in his progress as a footballer since joining the Portuguese giants in Lisbon. He started his career at Tirsense in Portugal. - Maniche
Maniche (pron. or less usually ; real name: Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, <small>OIH</small>, born on 11 November1977 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Madrid and the Portuguese national team. Although being born from Danish parents, his nickname 'Maniche' was given after Benfica's 1980's legendary Danish forward Michael Manniche also in the remembrance of where he came from. - Carlos Marchena
Carlos Marchena López, popularly known as Marchena born 31 July 1979 in Seville is a Spanish footballer who currently plays centre back for Valencia CF and the Spain. He is a regular first-team choice for both squads. He has been capped 27 times for his country as of 2006. He started his professional career in Sevilla FC by the age of 18 when at that time, the club was still playing in the "Segunda Division". - Quim
Joaquim Manuel Sampaio Silva, <small>OIH</small>, known as Quim, (pron.), born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, November 13, 1975 is a Portuguese football player. He played at SC Braga, were he had his first game during 1994/95 season, until 2003/04. He moved to Benfica, in 2004. He has since intermittently been the main goalkeeper at Benfica, having shared the goal with Moreira in the title-winning 2004/05 season. - Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Christian Allbäck, born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg, is a Swedish football striker, who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen in Denmark. - José Augusto
José Augusto (pron.) (full name: José Augusto Pinto de Almeida is a former Portuguese footballer and one of the top players on the legendary SL Benfica "Dream Team" and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s. - Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro is a professional footballer. Jardel played for Vasco da Gama, but moved in 1995 to Grêmio Porto Alegre, where he won the Libertadores Cup. In 1996, he was linked to several teams, and after failing to transfer to SL Benfica and Rangers (due to the strict British rules involving non-EU players) he signed with Portuguese side FC Porto, where with help from players such as Zlatko Zahovic, … - Fernando Chalana
Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (pron.) (born Barreiro, on the 10th February 1959) was a Portuguese footballer, the greatest sensation of Portugal, from 1976 to 1984. He played for SL Benfica, from 1975/76 to 1983/84, and started at the first team aged only 17. He won the National Championship titles of 1975/76, 1976/77, 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1988/89, and the Cup of Portugal of 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1983. - Darijo Srna
Darijo Srna is a Croatian football player who, as of 2004, plays for Shakhtar Donetsk. He plays in the right midfielder position for Croatia, but he plays in the right-back position for Shakhtar Donetsk. He has scored many goals from free kicks, and often makes precise crosses. However his crucial saved penalty by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi against Japan at the 2006 World Cup played a part in Croatia failing to advance to the second round. - João Tomás
João Henrique Pataco Tomás is a Portuguese footballer, playing as a striker. He has been playing in Qatar since September 2006, scoring eight goals in seventeen games for Al-Arabi Sports Club, before switching to Al-Rayyan Sports Club in 2007. He achieved some notability playing for Académica de Coimbra O.A.F., earning the nickname of "O Jardel de Coimbra" (The Coimbra's Jardel) after Mário Jardel. He subsequently played for SL Benfica, Real Betis, … - João Coimbra
João Coimbra fullname João Carlos Amaral Marques Coimbra is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays for Nacional da Madeira, on a loan from SL Benfica, club where he made is senior debut as a midfielder in season 2005/2006. He studies medicine at the University of Lisbon. Coimbra played his first match as a senior against Bayern Munich in the Dubai Cup, a trophy conquered by SL Benfica. - Vanessa Fernandes
Vanessa de Sousa Fernandes (born September 14, 1985) is a Portuguese athlete from Vila Nova de Gaia's freguesia of Perosinho. She is a successful and respected sportswoman, nation and worlwide, for her achievements in triathlon, where she has won four consecutive times the European titles (elite and under-23 categories) since 2004, coming second at the 2006 World Championships in Lausanne. In 1999, Fernandes was introduced to triathlon by her father Venceslau Fernandes, … - Ricardo Gomes
Ricardo Raymundo Gomes, usually known as Ricardo Gomes (born on December 13, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a football central defender who played for SL Benfica, among other clubs. He was also the captain of the Brazil national football team at the FIFA World Cup finals in 1990. After retiring, he became a coach. He is currently manager of French club AS Monaco. - Yu Dabao
Yu Dabao is a Chinese International Football player born in China on April 18 1988 that currently plays for China U-18 and Benfica in Portugal. He currently plays as a striker, being regarded as the next big thing in China. He is considered to be one of the best prospects in China alongside Dong Fangzhuo of Manchester United. Prior to joining Benfica many clubs were reportedly interested in the young talent, including Ajax, Newcastle United and Rangers. - José Moreira
José Filipe da Silva Moreira, <small>OIH</small> (born in March 20, 1982 in Massarelos, Oporto) is a Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Benfica of the Portuguese Superliga. Moreira has also played for the U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, U-21, B squad and A squad of the Portugal National Team. - Hugo Leal
Hugo Miguel Ribeiro Leal (born May 21, 1980) is a Portuguese professional football (soccer) player. He is a fast and aggressive player who plays in the attacking midfielder and is a reliable set piece taker. He has played one game for the Portugal national football team. Born in Cascais, Portugal Hugo Leal started his career with nearby club SL Benfica, as a teenager in the 1996-97 season. He made his breakthrough in the 1998-99 season, … - Bruno Aguiar
Bruno João Morais Aguiar is a Portuguese footballer, who plays as a central midfielder for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League. Aguiar started his career with Portuguese giants SL Benfica at the age of 9, eventually graduating through their youth system to the B side in 1998. To continue his development, he was then loaned to several smaller Portuguese clubs, firstly Gil Vicente, then FC Alverca and finally SC Beira-Mar. - Manuel José
Manuel José is a Portuguese football manager, who has coached Sporting Lisbon, Boavista FC, Belenenses, and SL Benfica, among other teams. He replaced Paulo Autuori as Benfica manager in the middle of the 1996/97 season, but finished in 3rd place. Despite his bad results, he remained for the next season. A humiliating 3-1 defeat to Rio Ave, lead Benfica's direction to sack him. His best results were a Cup of Portugal win, in 1992, to Boavista, … - Michel Preud'Homme
Michel Preud'homme is a former Belgian football goalkeeper, currently a head coach. He was one of the world's best goalkeepers during his career, and the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup. On the club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, KV Mechelen, and Benfica. With KV Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the Cup winners cup and the European Super Cup in 1988 and the Belgian league title in 1989. - Gonzalo Bergessio
Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio aka El Hambre is an Argentine footballer currently playing for SL Benfica in the Portuguese Liga. He was born in Córdoba, Argentina on July 20 1984. Bergessio plays as a striker and weights about 72 kg and is 178 cm tall. He is known for his deadly pace and for his ability to finish at high speeds. He first started playing at Club Atlético Platense where he and Andrés Madrid were the main starlets of the clubs youth academy but, … - Rui Águas
José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960 in Lisbon), known as Rui Águas, was a Portuguese footballer, one of the best strikers for Benfica and Portugal during his career. He is the son of another great Portuguese footballer, José Águas, but only in 1983/84, he signed for a I Division team, Portimonense. He had is first cap for the National Team, at 3 April 1985, in a 0-2 defeat with Italy, in a friendly match. - Kostas Katsouranis
Konstantinos (Kostas) Katsouranis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος „Κώστας“ Κατσουράνης; born June 26, 1979 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek football player currently playing for SL Benfica, having joined them from AEK Athens FC in June 2006. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he is a versatile player that can also perform as a central defender or a forward. In Greece Katsouranis is regarded as one of the best Greek footballers of his generation. - Carlos Manuel
Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (born Moita, 15 January 1958), commonly known just by Carlos Manuel (pron.) was a Portuguese football player and is a current football manager. He was one of the best Portuguese offensive midfielders of the 1980s, being a key figure both for SL Benfica and the Portuguese national team, participating in the Euro 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. - José Peseiro
José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro, born 4 April 1960 in Coruche, Portugal is a football manager and current head coach of a team from Greece, Panathinaikos, who most notably served as an assistant for Carlos Queiroz during his Real Madrid tenure and as a manager for Sporting until his resignation in October 2005. A graduate of the same managing course of José Mourinho, Peseiro's career as manager started earlier, in the 1992-93 season for a local club, União de Santarém. - Paulo Futre
Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre, (pron., (born 28 February 1966 in Montijo, Portugal) is a former professional footballer. He is commonly known as Futre. Futre appeared in 1983 as a very young left winger in Sporting. When he requested a pay rise from president João Rocha he was turned down and soon left Sporting for FC Porto. In the following years he collected two Portuguese Championships and played in the 1987 European Champions Cup final won by Porto.
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