Place of birth Porto, Portugal Name Angelo Martins Years Team Role Footballer | 1952–1965 Benfica Height 1.75 m 1953–1962 Portugal | |
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Full name Angelo Gaspar Martins Pereira Date of birth (1930-04-19) 19 April 1930 (age 85) | ||
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Ângelo Gaspar Martins (born 19 April 1930), commonly known as Ângelo, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica in the 1950s.
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Club career
Despite having been born in Porto, where Boavista F.C. and FC Porto are the main teams, a young Ângelo Martins turned down the opportunity to play for Porto, as he was a fan of Lisbon rivals Benfica.
He started his career as a left defender, but also played as a left-midfielder. He started playing for Académico do Porto at 15 years of age, but he was scammed by a Porto staff member, that gave him a false document and made him sign a Porto file. The federation punished Ângelo but for only a short period. At 20 years old while serving in the military, a Benfica scout spotted him playing and brought him to Lisbon. He played 14 seasons for Benfica making 285 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
National team
Ângelo was capped for 20 times by Portugal, making his debut on 27 September 1953 at Prater Stadium in Vienna.