Samuel Quina

Samuel
Personal information
Full name	Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina
Date of birth	3 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1981–1984	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1991	Benfica
1991–1992	Boavista
1992–1993	Benfica
1993–1995	Vitória Guimarães
1995–1996	Tirsense
1996–1997	Odivelas
1997–1999	Fanhões
Total
International career
1984	Portugal U16
1984	Portugal U18
1984–1986	Portugal U21
1991–1992	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer.

Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves in the Taça de Portugal.^[1] His only Primeira Liga goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat important role in the Lisbon club for seven seasons.^[1]

Samuel started in the final of the 1989–90 European Cup, a 1–0 loss against AC Milan, pitching in at left-back on the occasion.^[2]^[1] His last game was a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned to Benfica for the 1992–93 campaign, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and SL Fanhões.^[1]

Over nine months, Samuel earned five caps for Portugal. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.^[3]

Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at youth level^[4] and played professionally for several clubs, starting out at West Ham United.^[5]^[6]

Benfica

Boavista

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gouveia, Ricardo (19 February 2014). "Samuel, a eterna esperança do Benfica" [Samuel, Benfica's eternal hope] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ Ross, James M. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Sub-19: Domingos Quina garante que Portugal "não vai facilitar"" [Under-19: Domingos Quina guarantees Portugal "will not make things easy"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham" [Domingos Quina signs for West Ham]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "Quina – I'm excited and just enjoying it". West Ham United F.C. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

Samuel Quina at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Samuel Quina national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Samuel Quina at National-Football-Teams.com
Samuel Quina at EU-Football.info