Os Magriços
Os Magriços was the nickname of the
Manuel da Luz Afonso and coached by Otto Glória.[2][3] The nickname is derived from a 15th-century Portuguese chivalric legend - The Twelve of England (Portuguese: Os Doze de Inglaterra). It was made famous by the poet Luís de Camões in his 1572 Os Lusíadas
. It tells the story of twelve Portuguese knights who travelled to England at the request of twelve English women to avenge their insult by a group of English knights. One of these Portuguese knights, Álvaro Gonçalves Coutinho, was nicknamed O Magriço.
Team
Head coach: 
Otto Glória
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Américo | 6 March 1933 (aged 33) |  Porto
|
| 2 | GK | Joaquim Carvalho | 18 April 1937 (aged 29) | Sporting CP
|
| 3 | GK | José Pereira | 15 September 1931 (aged 34) | Belenenses
|
| 4 | DF | Vicente | 24 September 1935 (aged 30) | Belenenses
|
| 5 | DF | Germano | 18 January 1933 (aged 33) | Benfica
|
| 6 | MF | Fernando Peres | 8 January 1942 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
|
| 7 | FW | Ernesto Figueiredo | 6 July 1937 (aged 29) | Sporting CP
|
| 8 | FW | João Lourenço | 8 April 1942 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
|
| 9 | MF | Hilário
|
19 March 1939 (aged 27) | Sporting CP
|
| 10 | MF | Mário Coluna (captain) | 6 August 1935 (aged 30) | Benfica
|
| 11 | MF | António Simões | 14 December 1943 (aged 22) | Benfica
|
| 12 | MF | José Augusto
|
13 April 1937 (aged 29) | Benfica
|
| 13 | FW | Eusébio | 25 January 1942 (aged 24) | Benfica
|
| 14 | MF | Fernando Cruz | 12 August 1940 (aged 25) | Benfica
|
| 15 | FW | Manuel Duarte | 20 May 1943 (aged 23) | Leixões
|
| 16 | MF | Jaime Graça | 10 January 1942 (aged 24) | Vitória Setúbal
|
| 17 | DF | João Morais | 6 March 1935 (aged 31) | Sporting CP
|
| 18 | FW | José Torres
|
8 September 1938 (aged 27) | Benfica
|
| 19 | MF | Custódio Pinto | 9 February 1942 (aged 24) | Porto
|
| 20 | DF | Alexandre Baptista | 17 February 1941 (aged 25) | Sporting CP
|
| 21 | DF | José Carlos
|
22 September 1941 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
|
| 22 | DF | Alberto Festa | 21 July 1939 (aged 26) | Porto
|
References
- ^ "Nota 17 para a estreia de Portugal em 1966 - Brasil 2014 - Mundial - Futebol - SAPO Desporto". Desporto.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Eusébio nunca será suplente na equipa dos melhores de sempre - PÚBLICO". Publico.pt. 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "1966 – O Mundial de Eusébio que fez vender TV | DN 150 Anos". 150anos.dn.pt. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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