Mário Jorge Moinhos Matos (13 May 1949 – 7 November 2023), known as Moinhos, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Jorge Moinhos Matos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1949[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2023 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilanovense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Vilanovense | ||
| 1969–1973 | Boavista | 100 | (28) |
| 1973–1977 | Benfica | 74 | (21) |
| 1977–1980 | Boavista | 83 | (15) |
| 1980–1984 | Espinho | 94 | (13) |
| Total | 351 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Portugal | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Moinhos started playing professionally in 1969, with Porto-based club Boavista FC. After two solid last seasons, especially 1972–73 when he scored 15 goals in 29 games to help his team to the seventh position,[2] he moved to Primeira Liga giants S.L. Benfica.[3]
During his four-year spell in Lisbon, Moinhos appeared intermittently but did contribute 57 matches and 20 goals from 1974 to 1976,[4][5] eventually helping Benfica to three consecutive national championships. In 1977 he returned to Boavista, where he remained three further seasons.[3]
Moinhos finished his career after four years with S.C. Espinho, retiring at the age of 35 after the end of the 1983–84 campaign with his side being relegated.[3] In the following decades he would again work with Boavista, in its coaching departments,[6] while also being undermined by health problems and poor finances.[7]
International career edit
Whilst at Benfica, Moinhos won seven caps for Portugal, scoring once.[8] He made his debut on 24 April 1975 in a 2–0 friendly win in Paris against France,[9] and appeared for the last time on 16 October 1976 in a 2–0 home loss to Poland, at the beginning of the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Death edit
Moinhos died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 74.[10]
Career statistics edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 1975 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
0–2 | 0–2 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying[11] |
Honours edit
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77[10]
- Taça de Portugal runner-up: 1973–74, 1974–75
References edit
- ^ a b c Mário Moinhos at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Época 1972/73: Primeira Divisão (1972/73 season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 27 April 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c Não esqueças o meu nome (Don't forget my name); at Sindicato dos Jogadores (in Portuguese)
- ^ Época 1974/75: Primeira Divisão (1974/75 season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 11 April 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Época 1975/76: Primeira Divisão (1975/76 season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 5 April 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Caetano e Pedrosa de regresso (Caetano and Pedrosa return); Record, 15 June 2005 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Sindicato oferece cinco mil euros a Moinhos (Union offers €5.000 to Moinhos); A Bola, 15 October 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses (Complete list of Portuguese internationals); Mais Futebol, 18 February 2004 (in Portuguese)
- ^ França: Uma parceira implacável (France: A ruthless partner); Record, 11 October 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Morreu Mário Moinhos, tricampeão no Benfica (Death of Mário Moinhos, three-time champion for Benfica); A Bola, 7 November 2023 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Portugal-Chipre: Vitórias e goleadas para o lado luso (Portugal-Cyprus: Wins and routs for the Lusitanian side); Diário de Notícias, 1 Junho 2017 (in Portuguese)
External links edit
- Mário Moinhos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Mário Moinhos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mário Moinhos at EU-Football.info
