Raul Martins Machado (22 September 1937 – 22 October 2023) was a Portuguese footballer who played as centre-back.
.jpg) Machado in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raul Martins Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 2023 (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bebés do Mar[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Leixões | 74 | (2) |
| 1962–1969 | Benfica | 122 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Leixões | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 216 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1968 | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Matosinhos, Machado joined his home-town club, Leixões, at the age of 21.[2] In the three seasons there, he help them maintain in the Primeira Divisão and win the 1961 Portuguese Cup.[2]
His performances led to a move to Benfica in 1962, and made his debut on 21 October 1962, in an away win to Belenenses.[3] Due to an injury in Germano, he played 37 games in the centre of a WM formation, winning the league title and losing the European Cup Final.[4][5] In the next season, he lost his starting position to Luciano, playing the majority of his games in the domestic cup, which the club successfully conquered.[6] After a one-year on the right side of the WM formation,[7] Machado easily adapted to the more common 4–4–2 in 1965 and played four more seasons at Benfica.[8][9][10][11]
Machado partnered with Germano and later Jacinto Santos, winning three more league titles and losing a third European Cup Final.[12][13][14] With the rapid rise of Humberto Coelho, he left in 1969 with 193 matches and seven goals, retiring after a last season at Leixões.[2]
International career
editMachado received 11 caps for the national team in a six-year spell. He was first called up by manager José Maria Antunes in 1962, to play the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying against Bulgaria.[15] He played both legs, on 7 November and 16 December, but Bulgaria progressed after a 1–0 on replay.[16][17] Due to strong competition in his position, he did not take part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, but reappeared in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying stages in 1967.[18][19]
Death
editMachado died on 22 October 2023, at the age of 86.[20]
Honours
editLeixões
Benfica[2]
- Primeira Liga: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69[21]
- Taça de Portugal: 1963–64, 1968–69
- Taça de Honra (4)[1]
- European Cup runner-up: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1962
References
editGeneral
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ^ a b Morreu Raul Machado, antiga glória de Benfica e Leixões Record (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c d Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 117. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 303.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 308.
- ^ "100 anos: Raul Machado: OUTROS GRANDES JOGADORES" (in Portuguese). Record. 13 January 2004.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 315.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 316.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 329.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 335.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 342.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 349.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 323.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 330.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 336.
- ^ "Raul Machado". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria 3-1 Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Portugal 3-1 Bulgaria". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Sweden 1-1 Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Portugal 2-1 Norway". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Morreu Raul Machado". A Bola. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 84. ISSN 3846-0823.
External links
edit- Raul Machado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
