César Brito

César Gonçalves de Brito Duarte (born 21 October 1964), known as César Brito, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Brito and the second or paternal family name is Duarte.
César Brito
Personal information
Full name César Gonçalves de Brito Duarte
Date of birth (1964-10-21) 21 October 1964
Place of birth Barco, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1977–1978 Fundão
1978–1983 Barco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Covilhã (15)
1985–1995 Benfica 100 (21)
1987–1989 → Portimonense (loan) 50 (13)
1995–1996 Belenenses 25 (9)
1996–1998 Salamanca 70 (22)
1998–1999 Mérida 14 (1)
1999–2000 Covilhã 1 (0)
Total 260 (66)
National team
1989–1993 Portugal 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in the village of Barco in Covilhã, Brito started playing for local Sporting Clube, but soon attracted attention from S.L. Benfica, which signed the player in 1985. At the latter he had a difficult start, going on to serve a two-year loan at fellow Primeira Liga side Portimonense SC.

Upon his return, Brito appeared mainly from the bench, barred by Swede Mats Magnusson. During the 1990–91 season his biggest moment at Benfica arrived, as he scored twice – as a substitute – to beat FC Porto away (2–0) and eventually clinch the national title, in a match that ended in a riot.[1]

Brito eventually left Benfica in the 1995 summer, after a ten-year link and only 23 league appearances in his last three seasons combined. After a good year at Lisbon neighbours C.F. Belenenses he moved to Spain, teaming up with a host of compatriots at UD Salamanca, including attacking partner Pauleta. In his debut campaign, already aged 32, he netted 15 goals in the second level, helping the club clinch La Liga promotion while combining with Pauleta for 34 successful strikes (the pair finished joint-first and fourth in the scoring charts).

In 1997–98, Brito appeared regularly as Salamanca eventually stayed in the top flight,[2] then moved to modest CP Mérida in division two. He saw out his career at his very first club, retiring at almost 36.

International career

Brito earned 14 caps for the Portugal national team during four years, and scored twice.[3]

César Brito: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 September 1991Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Finland1–01–0Euro 1992 qualifying
212 February 1992Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal Netherlands2–02–0Friendly

Honours
Benfica

References
  1. "Guarda Abel voltou no jogo da polémica" [Officer Abel back in game of controversy] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Corrupção. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1998. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. Mestre, Rui (15 October 2005). "Portugal – International Results". RSSSF.
  4. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 94. ISSN 3846-0823.
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