José Augusto Torres

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This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For the Puerto Rican boxer, see José Torres.

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Sénica and the second is Torres.

Personal information
José Torres
Full name	José Augusto da Costa Séneca Torres
Date of birth	8 September 1938 (1938-09-08) (age 71)
Place of birth	Santarém, Portugal
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
1953-57	Torres Novas
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957-59 1959-71 1971-75 1975-80	Torres Novas Benfica Vitória Setúbal Estoril-Praia	259 (226) ? (?)
National team
1963-73	Portugal	34 (14)
Teams managed
1975 1984-86	Vitória Setúbal Portugal
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

José Augusto da Costa Séneca Torres (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈtoʁɨʃ]; born 8 September 1938) is a former Portuguese footballer and coach.

1 Player
2 Manager
3 Honours and Awards
4 Trivia

[edit] Player

Torres had 34 caps for Portugal, scoring 14 goals. His debut was on 23 January 1963, in a 0-1 loss against Bulgaria, for the UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying matches. His last game, played at the age of 35, was a 2-2 draw, again against Bulgaria, on 13 October 1973, for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. In 1964, he was lucky to avoid a lifetime ban from football after attempting to punch a referee during the Nations Cup, a private tournament, in Brazil.

The peak of his career was as one of the leading figures of the national team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, where he scored three goals. He scored the 2-1 winning goal over the Soviet Union in the match for the 3rd place.

[edit] Manager

As a coach, his best result was the qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where Portugal was eliminated after the 1st round.

[edit] Honours and Awards

Benfica

9x Portuguese Liga

1959/1960; 1960/1961; 1962/1963; 1963/1964; 1964/1965; 1966/1967; 1967/1968; 1968/1969 and 1970/1971

4x Portuguese Cup

1961/1962; 1963/1964; 1968/1969 and 1969/1970

3 European Champions Cup Finals

Runner-Up:1963, 1965, and 1968

Individual
Honour Crown - Portuguese Liga Season: 1962-63 Top Goalscorer - 26 goals

[edit] Trivia

José Torres was nicknamed O Bom Gigante ("The Good Giant"), for his height and human side.
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Portuguese Liga Top Scorers

v • d • e Portugal squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Américo • 2 Carvalho • 3 Pereira • 4 Vicente • 5 Germano • 6 Peres • 7 Figueiredo • 8 Lourenço • 9 Hilário • 10 Coluna • 11 Simões • 12 J. Augusto • 13 Eusébio • 14 Cruz • 15 Duarte • 16 Graça • 17 Morais • 18 Torres • 19 Pinto • 20 Baptista • 21 J. Carlos • 22 Festa • Coach: Glória

v • d • e Portugal squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Bento • 2 J. Pinto • 3 A. Sousa • 4 Ribeiro • 5 Álvaro • 6 C. Manuel • 7 Pacheco • 8 Frederico • 9 F. Gomes • 10 Futre • 11 Bandeirinha • 12 J. Martins • 13 Morato • 14 Magalhães • 15 A. Oliveira • 16 J. António • 17 Diamantino • 18 Sobrinho • 19 Águas • 20 Inácio • 21 André • 22 Damas • Coach: Torres

Vitória FC – Managers

John (1923–29) · Dos Santos (1935–36) · Szabo (1938–39) · Dos Santos (1939–42) · Martins (1943–47) · Peics (1947–48) · Palhinhas (1948–49) · Martins (1949–50) · Aranburu (1950–51) · Ferreira (1951–1952) · F.Vaz (1952) · Biri (1952–55) · Martini (1955–56) · Buchelli (1956–58) · Tatrai (1958–60) · Correia (1960) · A.Vaz (1960) · Montez (1960–61) · Biri (1961) · F.Vaz (1961–62) · Núñez (1962–63) · Reboredo (1963–64) · Polido (1964) · F.Vaz (1964–69) · Pedroto (1969–74) · Augusto (1974–75) · Torres (1975) · Lino (1975–76) · F.Vaz (1976–77) · Cardoso (1977–79) · Rui Silva (1979) · Hagan (1979–80) · Dias (1980–81) · Bandeira (1981–82) · De Oliveira (1982–85) · Tomé (1985–86) · Allison (1986–87) · Fernandes (1987–89) · Conhé (1989–90) · Romão (1990–91) · Quinito (1991) · Neca (1991) · Raul Águas (1991–94) · Diamantino (1994–95) · Braga (1995) · Quinito (1995–96) · Reis (1996–97) · Fernandes (1997) · Barrios (1997–98) · Cardoso (1998–99) · Rui Águas (1999–2001) · Jesus (2001–02) · Campos (2002–03) · Diamantino (2003) · Cardoso (2003) · Carvalhal (2003–04) · Couceiro (2004–05) · Rachão (2005) · Matos (2005) · Hélio Sousa (2005–06) · Toni (2006) · Cardoso (2006–07) · Carvalhal (2007–08) · Faquirá (2008–09) · Cardoso (2009) · Azenha (2009) · Quim (2009) · Fernandes (2009-–)