António Martins (footballer)

António Rodrigues Martins (born 27 July 1913, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

António Martins
Personal information
Full name António Rodrigues Martins
Date of birth (1913-07-27)27 July 1913
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death unknown
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1938 Sporting CP 4 (0)
1938–1947 Benfica 141 (0)
Total 145 (0)
International career
1942 Portugal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Lisbon, Martins arrived at Sporting CP in 1934, as a 21-year-old, spending the first two seasons in the reserve squad. With Azevedo as undisputed starter, and four league matches in two seasons, he left the Lions in 1938, to join Benfica.[1]

In his first season, he beat Amaro for the keeper position, debuting on 2 October 1938 in a loss against his former team.[2] Over the course of nine seasons, he added more than 140 appearances, winning three league titles,[1] until he lost his place to Rosa in 1946, after representing the club on 265 matches.[3][2] He received one cap, in a 3–0 win against Switzerland on 1 January 1942.[4]

Honours

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References

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General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c "António Martins". Thefinallball.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 729.
  3. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 201.
  4. ^ "Portugal - Switzerland 3:0". EU-football.info. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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