António Martins (footballer)

António Rodrigues Martins (27 July 1913 – deceased) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
António Martins
Personal information
Full name António Rodrigues Martins
Date of birth 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)
National team
1942 Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

[1]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

  1. "António Martins". Thefinallball.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. 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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