Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (known by the playing name of Eusébio) (born January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 340 days remaining (341 in leap years). Events 1327 - Edward III becomes King of England. 1494 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. 1533 - Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn. 1554... January 25, 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - World War II: The word United Nations is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in... 1942 in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. A port on the Indian Ocean, its economy is centered around a modern harbor. It has an official population of approximately 966,837 (1997), but the actual population is estimated to be much higher due to slums and other unofficial settlements. Coal, cotton, sugar... Maputo), Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital and largest city is Maputo, located in the southern edge of the country. National motto: n... Mozambique) nicknamed The Black Pearl and The Black Panther, is a The Republic of Portugal (República Portuguesa), or Portugal, is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic... Portuguese The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. Football is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known... football icon. He is considered to be one of the best of his time and is arguably one of the great all-time players.

In 1961, Eusébio joined Benfica as a 19 year old from his local club, Sporting Club of Lourenço Marques, for £7500. He made his debut for the First International Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921) Largest win Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) Worst defeat Portugal 0 - 8 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May... Portuguese national team that year as well, against First International Luxembourg 1 - 4 France (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; October 29, 1911) Largest win Luxembourg 4 - 1 Belgium (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; May 13, 1945) Worst defeat Luxembourg 0 - 9 England (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; October 19, 1960) England 9 - 0 Luxembourg (London, England; December 15, 1982) World Cup Appearances 0 (First... Luxembourg. He was the leading scorer in the 1966 World Cup where he scored nine goals, including four against First International Burma 0 - 0 North Korea (Rangoon, Burma; March 22, 1964) Largest win North Korea 7 - 0 Mongolia (Shanghai, China; May 12, 1993) Worst defeat Bulgaria 6 - 1 North Korea (Sofia, Bulgaria; May 25, 1974) Poland 5 - 0 North Korea (Montreal, Canada; July 25, 1976) World Cup Appearances 1... North Korea. He was the 1965 The Ballon dor (from French, English translation is Golden Ball) is a football award, created in 1956 by the French football magazine France Football. It is usually known in English as the European Footballer of the Year award. The award is given annually to the player considered to have... European Footballer of the Year and in 1968 was the first winner of the Golden Boot Award, as Europe's leading scorer, a feat he repeated five years later. The SuperLiga (written in CamelCase), also referred to as SuperLiga Galp Energia for sponsorship reasons, is the major Portuguese professional football competition. Before the Portuguese football reform of 1938, already an experimental round-basis competition was held - the Premier League. Despite that the Campeonato Nacional (knock-out-basis) was the most... Portuguese League's top scorer every year from 1964 to 1973, he helped Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica was founded in 1904 as Sport Lisboa, but underwent a name change in 1908 after merging with Sport Club de Benfica. Benfica was one of Europe... Benfica to 10 league championships and 5 cup wins. Eusébio is the all-time leading scorer for his country, with 41 goals (in 64 matches).

In 1975 and 1976, Eusébio played for two minor Portuguese teams, Beira-Mar and União de Tomar. He scored a total of 733 goals in the Portuguse League. He also played in the In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA- sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. It has been suggested that the timing of this was related to the huge amount of attention given throughout the English-speaking world given to the... North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1977, for three different teams.

Despite being retired, Eusébio is often found among the Portuguese national team where the players see him as a sort of inspiration and source of moral support.

Honours

• 1961: Portuguese Championship, World Club Cup runner-up
• 1962: European Cup, Portuguese Cup, World Club Cup runner-up
• 1963: Portuguese Championship, European Cup runner-up
• 1964: Portuguese Championship, Portuguese Cup
• 1965: Portuguese Championship, European Cup runner-up, European Footballer of the Year
• 1966: World Cup 3rd place
• 1967: Portuguese Championship
• 1968: Portuguese Championship
• 1969: Portuguese Championship and Cup
• 1970: Portuguese Cup
• 1971: Portuguese Championship
• 1972: Portuguese Championship, Portuguese Cup
• 1973: Portuguese Championship
• 1974: Portuguese Championship
• 1976: NASL Championship