Samuel Quina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1984 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1991 | Benfica | 113 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Boavista | 34 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Vitória Guimarães | 25 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Tirsense | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Odivelas | 13 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Fanhões | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 222 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1989 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Portugal | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer.
Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.
Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves for the Portuguese Cup. His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat an important role in the Lisbon club during seven seasons.
Samuel started in the 1990 European Cup final, a 0–1 loss against A.C. Milan, pitching in at left back on the occasion. His last game was in a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and S.L. Fanhões.
Samuel earned five caps for the Portugal national team, over the course of nine months. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.
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