Mário da Rosa

Mário da Rosa (1917 – deceased), is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Mário da Rosa
Personal information
Date of birth 1917
Place of birth Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Date of death deceased
Place of death Portugal
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1950 Benfica 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was most known for his thirteen-year spell at Benfica, where he the league titles.

Career

Born in Vila Real de Santo António, Rosa joined Benfica in 1937, making his debut on 8 May 1938 in a match against Académica.[1] It was his only appearance all season, as Amaro was undisputed starter. Nonetheless, it was enough for him to be a part of the league title.[2] The following season, new signing Martins surpassed him and Amaro to take the goalkeeper position,[3] holding it tightly for six seasons, with Rosa relegated to about handful of appearances. [4] In 1944–45, he finally overtook Martins and played 21 games, 13 in the league, to help Benfica win the league.[5]

However, he could not retain his place in the next season, with Martins appearing again to be the first choice.[6] In 1946 and then in 1947, Benfica signed Pinto Machado and Contreiras, which further complicated his opportunities to play.[7] Still, in 1949–50, Rosa overtook them all to be the most used goalkeeper in the league, winning his third league title.[8]

Honours
Benfica[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. Tovar 2012, p. 748.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 150.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 151.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 156-194.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 194.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 200.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 201-218.
  8. Tovar 2012, p. 224.
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