António Simões
Simões in 1975
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | António Simões da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Corroios, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Almada | ||
| 1959–1961 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1975 | Benfica | 312 | (46) |
| 1975–1976 | Boston Minutemen | 27 | (5) |
| 1975–1976 | Estoril | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | San Jose Earthquakes | 33 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | União Tomar | 16 | (1) |
| 1978 | New Jersey Americans | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Dallas Tornado | 6 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Detroit Lightning (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizon (indoor) | 20 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 429 | (60) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1973 | Portugal | 46 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Phoenix Inferno | ||
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1991 | Austin Sockadillos | ||
| 2003–2004 | União Madeira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Lusitânia | ||
| 2008–2010 | Portugal Olympic | ||
| 2011–2014 | Iran (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Iran B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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António Simões da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu siˈmõȷ̃ʃ]); born 14 December 1943), known as Simões, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.
He spent 14 professional seasons with Benfica, playing 449 official games and scoring 72 goals. In the late 1970s/early 1980s he represented several teams in the United States, and subsequently worked as a manager on both continents.
Simões played more than 40 times for Portugal, appearing with the country at the 1966 World Cup.
Born in Corroios, Seixal, Setúbal, Simões joined S.L. Benfica when he was 15, and was already an important first-team member just two years later, being part of the squads that won ten national championships and one European Cup. In the 1962 final of the latter competition, a 5–3 win against Real Madrid, he became the youngest ever player to conquer the tournament, at 18 years and four months.
Simões left Benfica at the end of the 1974–75 season, after winning his last league. He contributed with 26 scoreless games in the process.
Simões moved to the United States at the age of 32, signing with the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League. He spent two seasons in the city before moving to the San Jose Earthquakes in 1976, and subsequently the Dallas Tornado.
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