Ângelo Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ângelo Gaspar Martins Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1965 | Benfica | 281 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1953–1962 | Portugal | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ângelo Gaspar Martins (born 19 April 1930), commonly known as Ângelo, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica, with whom he played his entire career.
Despite having been born in Porto, where Boavista F.C. and FC Porto are the main teams, a young Ângelo Martins turned down the opportunity to play for Porto, as he was a fan of Lisbon rivals Benfica.
He started his career as a left defender, but also played as a left-midfielder. He started playing for Académico do Porto at 15 years of age, but he was scammed by a Porto staff member, that gave him a false document and made him sign a Porto file. The federation punished Ângelo but for only a short period. At 20 years old while serving in the military, a Benfica scout spotted him playing and brought him to Lisbon. He played 14 seasons for Benfica making 285 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
Ângelo was capped for 20 times by Portugal, making his debut on 27 September 1953 at Prater Stadium in Vienna.
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