José Augusto Torres
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Torres in 1963
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Novas, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2010 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Torres Novas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | Torres Novas | ||
| 1959–1971 | Benfica | 171 | (151) |
| 1971–1975 | Vitória Setúbal | 97 | (52) |
| 1975–1980 | Estoril | 111 | (14) |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1973 | Portugal | 33 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1979–1981 | Estoril | ||
| 1981–1982 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 1982–1984 | Varzim | ||
| 1984–1986 | Portugal | ||
| 1987 | Boavista | ||
| 1988–1989 | Portimonense | ||
| 1994–1995 | Portimonense | ||
| 1996 | Desportivo Beja | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres, OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈtoʁɨʃ]; 8 September 1938 – 3 September 2010) was a Portuguese football centre forward and coach.
Nicknamed O Bom Gigante (The Kind Giant), most of his 21-year senior career was spent at Benfica, with great individual and team success (13 major titles). With the Portugal national team he participated in two World Cups separated by 20 years, one as player and the other as manager.
Born in Torres Novas, Santarém District, Torres signed with S.L. Benfica in 1959, from local side Clube Desportivo de Torres Novas. Even though he appeared rarely in his first three seasons combined, he managed to score six league goals in as many games, paving the way for a bright future at Benfica.
In the 1962–63 season, in only 21 matches, Torres was crowned the competition's top scorer after netting 26 goals, whilst also helping champions Benfica to the domestic cup final. It was also during this decade that he would be an instrumental figure as the club reached three European Cup finals – losing all – alongside offensive partners José Augusto, Mário Coluna, Eusébio and António Simões.
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