Augusto Lamela da Silva

Augusto Silva
Personal information
Full name Augusto Lamela da Silva
Date of birth (1939-02-06) 6 February 1939
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1955–1957 Vitória de Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1957–1962 Vitória de Guimarães 37 (6)
1962–1967 Benfica 36 (5)
Total 73 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Augusto Lamela da Silva (born 6 February 1939) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a defender, bul could also operate as a midfielder.

Over the course of 9 seasons, Silva amassed Primeira Liga totals of 73 games and eleven goals.

Club career

Born in Barcelos, Portugal, he moved at young age to Guimarães to learn the job of metalworker for a Textile industry, belonging to the President of Vitória S.C..

While at Vitória he suffered two serious injuries to his meniscus, but recovered, debuting for Vitória in 1958 at Estádio da Luz. He was signed by S.L. Benfica in 1962, in exchange of four players, two on loan, and two permanently.[1][2] After three season's playing fewer than 10 matches, in 1965–66, he played 17 league games, his most at Benfica.

In January 1967, in a tour to Santiago, he 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 till he recovered enough to return to Portugal on 17 February 1967. He then worked as a doorman, or managerial positions for Benfica.[3]

Honours

Benfica

Personal life

Silva lost a daughter and a son to Polio in a seven-month span in 1961.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nº250 - Augusto Silva". Vedeta ou Marreta (in Portuguese). 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Augusto Silva". Serbenfiquista.com.
  3. 1 2 Craig.M (25 March 2014). "A Misfortune Never Comes Alone – Benfica 1967, Part Two". http://beyondthelastman.com. External link in |work= (help)

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