Full name Joao Pedro Morais Role Footballer Place of birth Cascais, Portugal Height 1.69 m | Playing position Position Midfielder Name Joao Morais | |
Date of birth (1935-03-06)6 March 1935 Date of death 27 April 2010(2010-04-27) (aged 75) Place of death Vila do Conde, Portugal Died April 27, 2010, Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
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João Pedro Morais (6 March 1935 – 27 April 2010) was a Portuguese footballer. He started playing as a winger, and later became a fullback.
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Club career
Born in Cascais, Morais joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1958, arriving from S.C.U. Torreense where he had made his Primeira Liga debuts. He spent the following 11 seasons with the Lisbon club, appearing in 256 games all competitions comprised – including friendlies – and scoring 68 goals.
Morais was essential as Sporting won the 1964 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: in the final's replay game (3–3 in the first match), he scored from a direct corner kick in a 1–0 win against MTK Budapest FC.
Morais left the Lions in June 1969, having won four major titles. He retired at the age of 38, after three years in amateur football with Rio Ave F.C. and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
International career
Morais gained nine caps for Portugal, in one year. His debut was on 18 June 1966 in a 1–0 friendly win over Scotland, in Glasgow.
Morais was selected for the country's 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all three group stage contests in an eventual third-place finish. In the second game, against Brazil, he committed one of the most infamous World Cup fouls on Brazilian legend Pelé; however, he was allowed to stay on the field by referee George McCabe.
Later life and death
Morais setlled in Vila do Conde – the city of his penultimate club – after retiring, going on to work as a city hall employee. He died on 27 April 2010 at 75, after a long battle with illness.