Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1984 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1991 | Benfica | 113 | (1) |
1991–1992 | Boavista | 34 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Vitória Guimarães | 25 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Tirsense | 8 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Odivelas | 13 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Fanhões | 25 | (0) |
Total | 222 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1984 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
1984 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Portugal | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer.
Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.
Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves in the Taça de Portugal.[1] His only Primeira Liga goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat important role in the Lisbon club for seven seasons.[1]
Samuel started in the final of the 1989–90 European Cup, a 1–0 loss against AC Milan, pitching in at left-back on the occasion.[2][1] His last game was a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned to Benfica for the 1992–93 campaign, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and SL Fanhões.[1]
Over nine months, Samuel earned five caps for Portugal. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.[3]
Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at youth level[4] and played professionally for several clubs, starting out at West Ham United.[5][6]
Benfica
Boavista