Américo Lopes
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| Full name | Américo Ferreira Lopes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1969 | Porto | 192 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | → Boavista (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1968 | Portugal | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Américo Ferreira Lopes (born 6 March 1933), known simply as Américo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Aveiro District, Américo spent the vast majority of his professional career with FC Porto, competing in a total of 13 seasons in the Primeira Liga and appearing in 192 league matches. With his only club, he won the 1959 national championship and the 1968 domestic cup.
From 1954 to 1958, Américo was loaned to neighbouring Boavista FC, playing his last three years in the second level. He retired in June 1969, aged 36.
International career
Américo made his debut for the Portugal national team on 29 April 1964, in a 3–2 friendly away win over Switzerland. He was selected by manager Otto Glória for his 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, but remained an unused bench player for the eventual third-placed side.[1]
Américo earned the last of his 15 caps on 11 December 1968, in a 2–4 loss in Greece for the 1970 World Cup qualifiers.[2]
Honours
Porto
References
- ^ 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 9 April 2020.
- ^ Américo Lopes – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Américo Lopes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Américo Lopes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
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