Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henrique Pinto Machado | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Alfarelos, Portugal | ||
Date of death | 21 January 2009 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Figueira da Foz, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1949 | Benfica | 24 | (0) |
1949–1951 | Naval | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henrique Pinto Machado (12 February 1926 – 21 January 2009) was a former Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He was most known for his short three-year spell at Benfica, where he won the Portuguese Cup.
Born in Alfarelos, Pinto Machado joined Benfica in 1946, making his debut on 24 November in a match against Porto. [1] He battled with Martins for the goalkeeper position, playing the majority of his 14 appearances in the Campeonato de Lisboa. [2] In his second season, the newly arrived Rogério Contreiras quickly overtook him in the pecking order, and Machado only played 11 games. [3] [4]
In his last year at Benfica, he split the league appearances evenly with Contreiras, with each making 13. [5] Nonetheless, his single game in the Taça de Portugal on 8 May 1949, against Marítimo, was enough for him to gain honours for winning the cup. [6] He left Benfica to represent Naval for two seasons, moving to Mozambique afterwards. [7]
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