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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsilvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
May 23, 2024 · Eusébio was the Portuguese League’s leading scorer seven times (1964–68, 1970, and 1973) and led Benfica to 11 league championships before he badly injured his knee in 1974. Following knee surgery, Eusébio played for various teams in North America and Portugal before retiring in 1979.
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Former SL Benfica and Portugal forward Eusébio, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time and with the trophies to match, has died aged 71 of heart failure.
Second Striker. Full name: Eusébio da Silva Ferreira Date of birth/Age: Jan 25, 1942 Place of birth: Maputo Date of death: 05.01.2014 (71) Height: 1,77 m Citizenship: Portugal. Mozambique Position: Attack - Centre-Forward Foot: right Current club: ---.
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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira MPIH • GCIH • GCM (Lourenço Marques, 25 de janeiro de 1942 — Lisboa, 5 de janeiro de 2014 [1]) foi um futebolista português nascido na então Província Ultramarina de Moçambique durante a época colonial.
Jan 5, 2014 · London — Eusébio, the wonderful soccer player of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Sunday at the age of 71. Reuters reported the cause of death as a heart attack.
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