| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuel Galrinho Bento | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Golegã, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 March 2007 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Riachense | |||||||||||||||||
| Goleganense | |||||||||||||||||
| Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1972 | Barreirense | 94 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1992 | Benfica | 330 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Toronto First Portuguese | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 424 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1986 | Portugal | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Manuel Galrinho Bento (25 June 1948 – 1 March 2007) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bento was best known for his 20-year spell at Benfica, having retired well into his 40s after appearing in nearly 650 official games.[1] He represented Portugal at Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup, helping the national team reach the semi-finals in the former tournament.
Chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese footballers, Bento won the Goalkeeper of the Year award a best-ever eight times. In January 2015, he was chosen by the UEFA website as one of Europe's favourite goalkeepers.[2]
- ^ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ "Saving grace: Europe's favourite goalkeepers". UEFA.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.