José Águas
Águas with Benfica in 1962
Personal information
Full name José Pinto Carvalho Santos Águas
Date of birth (1930-11-09)9 November 1930
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Date of death 10 December 2000(2000-12-10) (aged 70)
Place of death Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1944–1948 Lusitano Lobito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Lusitano Lobito
1950–1963 Benfica 281 (290)
1963–1964 Austria Vienna 7 (2)
Total 288 (292)
International career
1952–1962 Portugal 25 (11)
Managerial career
1966–1967 Marítimo
1967–1968 Atlético
1968–1969 Leixões
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈaɣwɐʃ]; 9 November 1930 – 10 December 2000) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

He enjoyed a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in 12 of his 13 first division seasons.[1][2] A prolific goalscorer, Águas was nicknamed "Cabeça de Ouro" ("Golden Head") because of his header skills.[3][4]

Club career

Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Empire from a Portuguese colonial family, Águas started his footballing career with local team Lusitano do Lobito, before moving to S.L. Benfica in 1950 where he gained legendary status.

With Benfica he won the Primeira Liga five times (1955, 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and the domestic cup seven, also being crowned national league's top scorer on five occasions. In the years previous to Eusébio's rise, he was also instrumental in the club's back-to-back European Cup conquests, in 1961 against FC Barcelona (3–2), and the next season against Real Madrid (5–3), scoring his team's first goal on both occasions and being club captain; he failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition after the 1–2 defeat to A.C. Milan in the 1963 final (he did not play).

After leaving Benfica, Águas, aged 33, played one more season for FK Austria Wien, retiring the next summer. He died in Lisbon, at the age of 70 after a prolonged illness.[5]

International career

Águas made his debut for Portugal on 23 November 1952, in a 1–1 draw with Austria, and went on to gain a total of 25 caps while scoring 11 times. His last appearance was on 17 May 1962, a 1–2 defeat against Belgium.

Personal life

Águas' son, Rui, was also a footballer and a striker. He too represented Benfica and the national team, as well as FC Porto.

His daughter, Helena Maria, known as Lena d'Água, has a career in pop music as a singer.[6][1][7]

Career statistics

[8]

Club

Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 1950–51 Primeira Divisão 192376–2629
1951–52 222876–2934
1952–53 2525710–3235
1953–54 182420–2024
1954–55 262066–3226
1955–56 262822–2830
1956–57 253073–3233
1957–58 222289203231
1958–59 242683–3229
1959–60 2518912–3430
1960–61 2327159113343
1961–62 221852963626
1962–63 426531138
Total 28129175702118377379
Austria Wien 1963–64 Austrian Staatsliga 72001082
Career total 28829375702218385381

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 September 1953 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria  Austria 1–5 1–9 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 22 November 1953 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  South Africa 2–0 3–1 Friendly
3. 22 May 1955 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  England 1–1 3–1 Friendly
4. 22 May 1955 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  England 3–1 3–1 Friendly
5. 20 November 1955 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Sweden 1–1 2–6 Friendly
6. 20 November 1955 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Sweden 2–4 2–6 Friendly
7. 23 December 1955 Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 4–0 Friendly
8. 23 December 1955 Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 4–0 4–0 Friendly
9. 9 June 1956 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Hungary 1–0 2–2 Friendly
10. 19 March 1961 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  Luxembourg 1–0 6–0 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 21 May 1961 Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal  England 1–0 1–1 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Benfica

Manager

Marítimo

Atlético

Individual

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "O senhor Águas" [Mister Águas]. Visão (in Portuguese). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Portugal – All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "José Águas: O Grande Capitão :: :: Zerozero.pt".
  4. ↑ "Melhores equipas de sempre: Benfica 1960-62". 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "José Águas morre aos 70 anos".
  6. ↑ ""O Luís Pedro [Fonseca] é que tinha tudo na cabeça. Ele era o doutrinador" – recorde entrevista com Lena d'Água em 2010" ["Luís Pedro [Fonseca] was the one that had everything in his head. He was the indoctrinator" – remember interview with Lena d'Água in 2010] (in Portuguese). Blitz. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rui Águas e Kelvin: eles contam como se decide um Clássico" [Rui Águas and Kelvin: they will tell you how to decide a classic] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "José Águas". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 88. ISSN 3846-0823.
  10. 1 2 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 44. ISSN 0872-3540.

Further reading

  • Galveias, Jorge (November 2004). José Águas, capitão dos campeões [José Águas, captain of the champions] (First ed.). Sete Caminhos. ISBN 989-602-032-9.
  • Águas, Helena (June 2011). José Águas, o meu pai herói [José Águas, my hero father] (First ed.). Oficina do livro. ISBN 978-989-555-545-1.
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