José Henrique

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José Henrique
José Henrique in 1972
Personal information
Full name José Henrique Rodrigues Marques
Date of birth (1943-05-18)18 May 1943
Place of birth Arrentela, Portugal
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1957–1959 Arrentela
1959–1961 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Amora
1964–1965 Seixal 12 (0)
1965–1966 Atlético
1966–1979 Benfica 216 (0)
1971
Toronto Metros
(loan)
8 (0)
1979–1981 Nacional 50 (0)
1981–1982 Covilhã 2 (0)
Total 288 (0)
International career
1969–1973 Portugal 15 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Covilhã (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Henrique Rodrigues Marques (born 18 May 1943), known as José Henrique, is a retired Portuguese

footballer
.

A goalkeeper, he was best known for his successful spell at Benfica, being nicknamed Zé Gato (Joe Cat). He appeared in 299 official games with the club, winning 11 major titles.

Club career

Born in

North American Soccer League.[1]

José Henrique in action for Benfica against Ajax (Paris, 1969, European Cup play-off)

In Benfica's back-to-back

final, lost 1–4 to Manchester United in extra time.[2]

From 1979 to 1982, José Henrique competed in the

second level with Nacional (two years) and Covilhã
, retiring at 39. Still active, he became a manager with his last team, subsequently returning to Benfica, where he went on to work as a goalkeeper coach with the youth sides.

International career

José Henrique played 15 times for Portugal, his debut coming on 10 December 1969 in a 0–1 friendly defeat with England. His last match took place on 13 October 1973 in a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – it would also be longtime Benfica teammate Eusébio's last cap.

The peak of José Henrique's international career was at the

Sporting CP's Vítor Damas
.

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ "Jose Rodrigues". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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