José Augusto

José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (; born 13 April 1937), known as José Augusto, is a Portuguese retired football winger and manager.

He played most of his career with Benfica, for which he appeared in 369 competitive matches and scored 174 goals, winning 13 titles including eight Primeira Liga championships and two European Cups. He was dubbed the "Portuguese Garrincha" by Gabriel Hanot.

A Portugal international over one decade, José Augusto represented the nation at the 1966 World Cup. He later worked as a manager for more than 30 years.

Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, José Augusto started playing with local F.C. Barreirense, spending four seasons in the Primeira Liga there. In summer 1959 he joined S.L. Benfica, going on to be part of the club's legendary attacking unit that also included Mário Coluna, Eusébio, António Simões and José Torres. He and his teammates won two European Cups, in 1961 and 1962, and still reached a further three finals in the decade; in the 1960–61 domestic league season he scored a career-best 24 goals in only 25 games, helping the side to the title.

José Augusto retired early into the 1969–70 campaign at the age of 32, immediately being named Benfica's head coach and leading them to the second position behind Sporting CP. He subsequently worked with several teams, including S.C. Farense and F.C. Penafiel in the top division.

International career José Augusto made his debut for Portugal on 7 May 1958, in a 2–1 friendly loss with England. He took part in a further 44 internationals in ten years, and scored nine goals.

José Augusto was selected for the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad. He played all the games and scored three times through headers

As a manager, José Augusto had a two-year spell with the national side, leading them to the runner-up position in the Brazil Independence Cup and through the unsuccessful 1974 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Honours Player Benfica Primeira Liga (8): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 Taça de Portugal: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69 Taça de Honra 1962

Portugal FIFA World Cup third place: 1966