Name Augusto da Role Footballer | 1955–1957 Vitoria de Guimaraes Height 1.75 m Years Team Position Defender, Midfielder | |
Full name Augusto Lamela da Silva Date of birth (1939-02-06) 6 February 1939 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal Playing position | ||
Augusto Lamela da Silva (born 6 February 1939) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a right back but also as a right midfielder.
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Over the course of nine seasons, Silva amassed Primeira Liga totals of 73 games and ten goals.
Club career
Born in Barcelos, Braga District, Silva moved at a young age to Guimarães to learn the job of metalworker for a Textile industry, belonging to the president of local Vitória SC. While at the club he suffered two serious injuries to his meniscus, but eventually recovered.
Silva was signed by S.L. Benfica in 1962, in exchange for four players. His best input at the Estádio da Luz consisted of 17 games in the 1965–66 season, contributing a runner-up finish.
In January 1967, in a tour to Santiago, Silva suffered a cerebrovascular accident that left him permanently incapable of ever playing football, affecting his right eye, his speech and his motor skills. Coach Fernando Riera remained with him until he recovered enough to return to Portugal on 17 February; he then worked as a doorman for Benfica, also occupying administrative positions for them.
Personal life
In a seven-month span in 1961, Silva lost a daughter and a son (both aged seven months) to poliomyelitis.