Ângelo Gaspar Martins, or simply Ângelo (born 19 April 1930 in Porto

Porto

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) was a former football player. He played as a defender for S.L. Benfica in the 1950s. He was known as "O Serrafeiro".

Career

Despite having been born in Porto, where Boavista F.C. and F.C. Porto are the main teams, a young Martins turned down the opportunity to play for F.C. Porto, as he was a fan of the rival Benfica club.

He started his career as a left defender, but also played as a left-midfielder. Martins started playing for Académico do Porto at only 15 years of age, but he was scammed by a FC Porto staff member, that gave him a false document and made him sign a FC Porto file. The federation punished Angelo but for only a short period. At 20 years old while serving in the military a SL Benfica scout spotted him playing and brought him to the Lisbon club. He played 14 seasons for SL Benfica making 285 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

National team

Ângelo was capped for 20 times by Portugal

Portugal national football team

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, making his debut on 27 September 1953 at Prater Stadium in Vienna

Vienna

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(Áustria

Austria national football team

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 9 - Portugal 1) Qualif. World Championship. Last game 16 December 1962 Restelo Stadium in Belém (Portugal 3 - Bulgária

Bulgaria national football team

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 1) - Qualif. European Championship.

Honours and awards

S.L.Benfica

European Champions Cup

UEFA Champions League

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Winner: 1961/62 and 1960/61

Runner Up: 1962/63

Intercontinental Cup

Intercontinental Cup (football)

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Runner-Up: 1961/62 and 1962/63

8x Portuguese Liga

Portuguese Liga

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 1954/55, 1956/57, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64 and 1964/65

5x Portuguese Cup 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1961/62 and 1963/64

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