Vítor Damas

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Vítor Damas
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira
Date of birth 8 October 1947(1947-10-08)
Place of birth    Lisboa, Portugal
Date of death    10 September 2003 (aged 55)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1966-1976
1976-1980
1980-1982
1982-1984
1984-1989
Sporting CP
Racing Santander
Vitória Guimarães
Portimonense SC
Sporting CP
229 (0)
93 (0)
56 (0)
53 (0)
103 (0)   
National team
1969–1986 Portugal 29 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (8 October 1947, Lisbon - 10 September 2003, Lisbon), commonly known by Damas, was a Portuguese football goalkeeper who played for Sporting CP, Racing Santander, Vitória Guimarães and Portimonense SC.

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[edit] Career

He was one of the best Portuguese goalkeepers playing at Sporting CP from 1966/67 to 1974/75.He played for Racing Santander of Spain from 1975/76 to 1979/80 and then went on to Vitória Guimarães from 1980/81 to 1982/83. He moved to Portimonense SC in 1983/84 and again to Sporting CP from 1984/85 to 1988/89. He remained at Sporting, until 1988/89, when he finished his career.

[edit] International career

He had 29 caps for the National Team from 6 April 1969 to 11 July 1986 during a record seventeen years.[1] He was the second goalkeeper at the Euro 84 and the 1986 World Cup finals where he replaced Manuel Bento after an injury.

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Portugal - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/port-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2009-09-02.