Shéu Han (born 3 August 1953), known simply as Shéu (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈʃɛw]), is a Portuguese retired
footballer who played as a
central midfielder.
He represented
Benfica for 17 years of his professional career. He also served as their
caretaker manager in 1999.[2]
Shéu would all but remain in
Lisbon until the end of his career and even
captained the team from 1987 to 1988. He was an important member in the conquest of nine
Primeira Liga championships and six
Taça de Portugal.[6]
Shéu was
capped 24 times for the
Portugal national team.[17] He made his debut on 7 April 1976 in a 3–1
friendly loss against
Italy in
Turin,[18] and scored his only goal on 23 September 1981 to help the hosts to defeat
Poland 2–0 in another exhibition game.[10]
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abFernandes Garcia, Filipa (15 October 2018).
"Shéu estreou-se há 46 anos" [Shéu debuted 46 years ago] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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abFrias, Rui (15 August 2017).
"1983 – Benfica perde final da UEFA" [1983 – Benfica lose UEFA final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^"Shéu: Exemplo de dedicação" [Shéu: Example of dedication]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^Pires, Bruno; Lopes, Gonçalo (21 May 2017).
"Um homem simples há 47 anos a servir o Benfica" [A simple man serving Benfica for 47 years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^Costa Nunes, Miguel; Dias, Fernando (6 May 1999).
"Shéu Han: O novo interino do Benfica" [Shéu Han: Benfica's new interim]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2023.