Mário João

Mário João Sousa Alves (born 6 June 1935), known as Mário João, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right or left back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Mário João
Mário João (third from left) lining up before the 1962 European Cup final
Personal information
Full name Mário João Sousa Alves
Date of birth (1935-06-06) 6 June 1935
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
1950–1954 CUF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 CUF
1955–1962 Benfica 48 (2)
1962–1968 CUF 118 (9)
Total 166 (11)
National team
1960–1964 Portugal 3 (0)
Teams managed
1975–1976 CUF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He appeared in 166 Primeira Liga matches during ten seasons, scoring 11 goals.

Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Mário João started and finished his 14-year senior career with G.D. CUF, beginning as a forward. In between, he spent seven years with S.L. Benfica in the Primeira Liga, appearing in 89 competitive matches and winning six major titles, including both of the European Cup finals in the early 60's, against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Mário João retired in 1968, aged 33. He was never a full-time professional footballer, earning the vast majority of his wages from the Companhia União Fabril.[1]

International career

Mário João won three caps for Portugal, in four years. His first arrived on 22 May 1960, in a 1–5 away defeat against with Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.[2]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 96. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
  2. "Mário João". European Football. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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