António Lima Pereira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

António Lima Pereira
Personal information
Full name António José Lima Pereira
Date of birth (1952-02-01)1 February 1952
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Date of death 22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 69)
Place of death Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1968–1971 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Varzim
1978–1989 Porto 187 (8)
1989–1991 Maia 38 (2)
Total 225 (10)
International career
1981–1985 Portugal 20 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António José Lima Pereira (1 February 1952 – 22 January 2022) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Lima Pereira started playing professionally with his hometown club Varzim, making his Primeira Liga debut in the 1976–77 season at the age of 24. Two years later he signed for Porto, where he would remain the following 11 campaigns.[1]

Lima Pereira appeared in 265 competitive games during his spell at the Estádio das Antas, winning four national championships, two domestic cups and four Supercups.[1] He also reached the final of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as his team lost to Juventus 2–1.[2] Aged already 34/35, he was also part of their victorious campaign in the European Cup in 1986–87, although he did not play the decisive match against Bayern Munich due to injury.[3]

In 1989, Lima Pereira left Porto and joined another northern side, Maia of Segunda Liga,[4] retiring after two seasons at 39.[1]

International career

Lima Pereira won 20 caps for Portugal, the first arriving in 1981 at the age of 29.[1] He was a participant at UEFA Euro 1984, helping the national team to reach the semi-finals in France.[5]

Personal life and death

Lima Pereira's younger brothers, António (born 1966) and Paulo (1967), were also professional footballers and defenders. Both started their careers at Varzim, and their second main clubs were Felgueiras and Rio Ave, amassing top-division totals of 33 and 113 matches respectively.[6] His nephew Tiago also represented Varzim.[7]

On 22 January 2022, Lima Pereira died at the age of 69.[8]

Honours

Varzim

Porto

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Morreu Lima Pereira, campeão europeu pelo FC Porto" [Death of Lima Pereira, European champion for FC Porto]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "F.C. Porto-Juventus: o registo da final de há 17 anos" [F.C. Porto-Juventus: records of the final held 17 years ago] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (27 May 2017). "Baixas em Viena: "Fraturei a tíbia e o perónio, mas marquei golo"" [Out for Vienna: "I fractured both the tibia and the fibula, but I scored"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (28 April 2014). "1988/89: FC Porto sem troféus e dez campeões europeus a chorar" [1988/89: FC Porto without trophies and ten European champions crying] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Platini faz a diferença em meia-final de sonho" [Platini makes the difference in dream semi-final] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ Gomes, José Pedro (3 May 2009). "Académico de Felgueiras, o 'herdeiro' que emergiu da crise" [Académico de Felgueiras, the 'heir' who emerged from the crisis]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (23 June 2017). "Nova geografia desafia Tiago Lima Pereira" [New geography challenges Tiago Lima Pereira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Morreu o antigo defesa internacional Lima Pereira aos 69 anos" [Death of former international defender Lima Pereira at the age of 69] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.