Mário João

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

In this Portuguese name, 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)
International career
1960–1964 Portugal 3 (0)
Managerial career
1975–1976 CUF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He appeared in 166 Primeira Liga matches in 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.[1][2] 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 60s, against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.[3][1]

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.[4][1]

International career

Mário João won three caps for Portugal in four years.[5] His first arrived on 22 May 1960, in a 5–1 away defeat to Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.[6][7]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. Tovar, Rui Miguel (11 August 2021). "Mário João, o jogador-trabalhador" [Mário João, the player-worker]. Contacto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. "Histórias das idas do FC Porto ao Alfredo da Silva" [Stories of FC Porto's trips to the Alfredo da Silva] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. "Mário João recorda título europeu do Benfica ganho há 61 anos: «Tivemos direito a um prémio de 15 contos»" [Mário João recalls Benfica's European title won 61 years ago: "We were all given a bonus of 15 thousand escudos"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. Tovar, Rui Miguel (9 August 2015). "Mário João troca Benfica por CUF" [Mário João trades Benfica for CUF]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. Haisma, Marcel; Van den Elsen, John. "European Championship 1960 (Details)". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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