Alberto da Costa Pereira (22 December 1929 – 25 October 1990) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 Costa Pereira (right) holding Benfica's second European Cup after the final on 2 May 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto da Costa Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Nacala, Mozambique | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 1990 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Lourenço Marques | |||
| Instituto Portugal | |||
| Mocidade Portuguesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1954–1967 | Benfica | 253 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1955–1965 | Portugal | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | CUF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Nacala, Portuguese Mozambique from a colonial White African family, Costa Pereira was noticed by S.L. Benfica while playing with Clube Ferroviário de Lourenço Marques. He signed for the Portuguese side in 1954 and immediately became first-choice, making 26 appearances in his first season and winning the first of his seven Primeira Liga championships.[1][2]
Internationally, Costa Pereira won two consecutive European Cups in 1961 and 1962, and lost two finals in 1963 and 1965.[3] In the latter, against Inter Milan at the San Siro, a Jair attempt late in the first half slid under his body and entered the net for the game's only goal; he was also injured shortly after, and had to be replaced by defender Germano since substitutes were not allowed, and Benfica played more than 30 minutes with ten players.[4][5]
Costa Pereira retired in June 1967 aged 37, having appeared in 358 official matches for his main club.[6] In the 1968–69 campaign, he acted as manager of G.D. CUF.[7]
International career
editCosta Pereira played 22 times for Portugal.[8] His debut came on 22 May 1955, against England in Porto (3–1 win).[9]
Costa Pereira started the successful qualifying campaign to the 1966 FIFA World Cup, featuring in a 5–1 victory over Turkey in Lisbon on 24 January 1965.[10] He was, however, overlooked for the finals by coach Otto Glória – his former boss at Benfica – due to poor form, as the national team went on to finish in third place.[11]
Death
editHonours
editBenfica
- Primeira Liga: 1954–55, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67[13][2]
- Taça de Portugal: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64[14]
- Taça de Honra (1)[14]
- European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62[2]
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961,[15] 1962[16]
Individual
- World Soccer World XI: 1965[17]
References
edit- ^ "100 anos: Costa Pereira" [100 years: Costa Pereira]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 March 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nascimento do guarda-redes português Costa Pereira" [Birth of portuguese goalkeeper Costa Pereira] (in Portuguese). O Leme. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Costa Pereira" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 October 1967. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Franco, Erica (11 April 2023). "Benfica quer mudar a história frente ao Inter Milão" [Benfica want to change history against Inter Milan]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (14 October 2017). "Svilar, o guarda-redes que podia jogar à frente e que se tornou o mais novo de sempre do Benfica" [Svilar, the goalkeeper who could play up front and became Benfica's youngest ever]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Eusébio, André (1 December 2013). "O Passado Também Chuta: Costa Pereira: Uma estrela voadora" [The Past Also Kicks: Costa Pereira: A flying star] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "O primeiro dia em que fomos superiores aos ingleses" [The first day we bested the English] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Mundial2018: Os números de Portugal na edição de 1966" [WorldCup2018: Portugal's numbers in the 1966 edition] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Morte de Costa Pereira" [Death of Costa Pereira] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 October 1990. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 74. ISSN 3846-0823.
- ^ a b "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 45. ISSN 0872-3540.
- ^ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "What they said about Pele". FIFA. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond the Last Man. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
edit
- Costa Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Costa Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Costa Pereira at EU-Football.info