Shéu
Shéu with Benfica in 2012
Personal information
Full name Shéu Han[1]
Date of birth (1953-08-03) 3 August 1953[1]
Place of birth Inhassoro, Mozambique
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1972 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1989 Benfica 349 (33)
1989 First Portuguese
International career
1976–1986 Portugal 24 (1)
Managerial career
1999 Benfica (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shéu Han (born 3 August 1953), known simply as Shéu (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃɛw]), is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He represented Benfica for 17 years of his professional career. He also served as their caretaker manager in 1999.[2]

Club career

Born in Inhassoro, Portuguese Mozambique and of Chinese descent,[3][4] Shéu arrived in Portugal in 1970, joining S.L. Benfica's youth system and making his first appearance with the main squad in October 1972,[5] but only became a regular three seasons later.

Shéu would all but remain in Lisbon until the end of his career and even captained the team from 1987 to 1988. He was an important member in the conquest of nine Primeira Liga championships and six Taça de Portugal.[6]

In addition, Shéu played in the 1983 UEFA Cup final which his side lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht 2–1 on aggregate, scoring the first goal in the return leg in the Portuguese capital,[7][8] and also helped them to the 1988 European Cup final, a penalty shootout defeat to PSV Eindhoven.[9] He took part in 489 competitive games during his tenure, only surpassed in midfield by another club legend and compatriot, Mário Coluna.[10][6]

After retiring at 36 following a brief spell in the Canadian National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese,[11][5] Shéu became a coach, serving as assistant for Benfica and in other several directorial capacities for more than two decades.[12][13][14] In May 1999, after Graeme Souness' departure, he acted as interim manager.[15]

Shéu left his post as technical secretary at the end of the 2017–18 campaign, but he remained at the Estádio da Luz.[16]

International career

Shéu was capped 24 times for the Portugal national team.[17] He made his debut on 7 April 1976 in a 3–1 friendly loss against Italy in Turin,[18] and scored his only goal on 23 September 1981 to help the hosts to defeat Poland 2–0 in another exhibition game.[10]

Shéu featured twice for the nation during Euro 1984's qualifying campaign, including in the decisive 1–0 win over the Soviet Union in November 1983,[19] but did not make the final squad that eventually reached the semi-finals in France.

Shéu: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 September 1981Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Poland2–02–0Friendly[20]

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shéu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Casos semelhantes em Portugal" [Similar cases in Portugal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Macagno, Lorenzo (2010). "O desporto nos países africanos: entre as práticas coloniais e os projectos de modernidade" [Sport in African countries: between colonial practices and modern projects] (PDF) (in Portuguese). ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Pereira Lopes, Pedro (24 July 2018). "Hilário da Conceição e Shéu Han proferem palestra "Viver o Futebol"" [Hilário da Conceição and Shéu Han give lecture "Living Football"]. O País (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Fernandes Garcia, Filipa (15 October 2018). "Shéu estreou-se há 46 anos" [Shéu debuted 46 years ago] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "100 anos: Shéu Han" [100 years: Shéu Han]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 Frias, Rui (15 August 2017). "1983 – Benfica perde final da UEFA" [1983 – Benfica lose UEFA final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1982–83". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  9. 1 2 "PSV-Benfica, 0–0 (6–5 g.p.): Penáltis da desgraça" [PSV-Benfica, 0–0 (6–5 p.k.): Penalties of doom]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 Prates, Luís Francisco (27 September 2018). "Senhor Shéu: um Benfiquista com 'b' maiúsculo" [Mister Shéu: Benfica man with capital 'b'] (in Portuguese). Medium. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Six soccer stars sign up to join First Portuguese". Toronto Star. 13 April 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Magalhães, Magda (23 December 2008). "Pedro Henriques: «Expliquei a Shéu Han que a expulsão foi por palavras»" [Pedro Henriques: "I explained Shéu Han the sending off was due to words"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Shéu: Exemplo de dedicação" [Shéu: Example of dedication]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Pires, Bruno; Lopes, Gonçalo (21 May 2017). "Um homem simples há 47 anos a servir o Benfica" [A simple man serving Benfica for 47 years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Harris, Nick (4 May 1999). "Football: Mystery as Souness banned by Benfica". The Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Nogueira, Carlos (7 July 2018). "Shéu deixa de ser secretário técnico do Benfica" [Shéu is no longer Benfica's technical secretary]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  17. ↑ Costa Nunes, Miguel; Dias, Fernando (6 May 1999). "Shéu Han: O novo interino do Benfica" [Shéu Han: Benfica's new interim]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Mariani, Maurizio. "Italy – International Matches 1970–1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  19. ↑ Rebelo, Marco (13 November 2018). "O rasgo do Genial Chalana que derrubou a União Soviética" [The move of Chalana the Genius that brought down the Soviet Union] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Portugal-Polónia: o que nos diz a história entre estas duas seleções" [Portugal-Poland: what does past between these two national teams tell us]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa. April–June 2017. p. 72. ISSN 3846-0823.
  22. 1 2 3 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa. May 2015. p. 54. ISSN 0872-3540.
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