Fernando Cabrita
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Fernando da Silva Cabrita (May 1, 1923 – August 12, 1992) was a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 footballer and football manager.

He played as a forward for teams like Olhanense and Sporting da Covilhã
Sporting da Covilhã
Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting Covilhã, is Portuguese football club from the city of Covilhã who currently play in the second-tier Liga Vitalis. Founded in 1923, Sporting Covilhã is one of the oldest and historic clubs in Portuguese football...

, but he still had 7 caps for Portugal National Team, 4 for Olhanense and 3 for Sporting da Covilhã. His debut was at a 2–2 draw with Spain, in 11 March 1945, and his last game was a 0–3 lost to Brazil, in 16 June 1957, aged thirty-four.

He managed a number of Portuguese sides. He managed the National Team manager for nine games, in the season of 1983/84, after the resignation of Otto Glória
Otto Glória
Otto Martins Glória was a Brazilian football coach. He had his greatest successes with SL Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal, which he guided to nine national trophies...

. He led a technical commission with three other members: Toni
Toni
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, António Morais and José Augusto
José Augusto
José Augusto |Barreiro]]) is a former Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He was one of the top players in the legendary S.L. Benfica "Dream Team" and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s.- Player:...

. He achieved the first ever qualification for Portugal for the Euro Cup finals, in 1984, where Portugal reached the semi-finals, losing 2–3 with France, in extra-time.
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