Samuel Quina

Samuel
Personal information
Full name Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina
Date of birth (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1984 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1991 Benfica 113 (1)
1991–1992 Boavista 34 (0)
1992–1993 Benfica 4 (0)
1993–1995 Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
1995–1996 Tirsense 8 (0)
1996–1997 Odivelas 13 (0)
1997–1999 Fanhões 25 (0)
Total 222 (1)
International career
1984 Portugal U16 2 (0)
1984 Portugal U18 8 (0)
1984–1986 Portugal U21 12 (0)
1991–1992 Portugal 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer.

Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves in the Taça de Portugal.[1] His only Primeira Liga goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat important role in the Lisbon club for seven seasons.[1]

Samuel started in the final of the 1989–90 European Cup, a 1–0 loss against AC Milan, pitching in at left-back on the occasion.[2][1] He went on to represent Boavista FC in 1991/92, where he won the Cup of Portugal and earned all his caps for the national team. He would returned to Benfica for the 1992–93 campaign, but had his last game was a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992. Without playing the rest the season, he was released at its closure, he later went to represent Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and SL Fanhões.[1]

International career

Over nine months, Samuel earned 5 caps for Portugal. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.[3]

Personal life

Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at youth level[4] and played professionally for several clubs, starting out at West Ham United.[5][6]

Honours

Benfica

Boavista

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gouveia, Ricardo (19 February 2014). "Samuel, a eterna esperança do Benfica" [Samuel, Benfica's eternal hope] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ Ross, James M. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-19: Domingos Quina garante que Portugal "não vai facilitar"" [Under-19: Domingos Quina guarantees Portugal "will not make things easy"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham" [Domingos Quina signs for West Ham]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Quina – I'm excited and just enjoying it". West Ham United F.C. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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