Samuel Quina

Samuel
Personal information
Full name Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina
Date of birth (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966 (age 58)
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] His last game was a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned to Benfica for the 1992–93 campaign, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and SL Fanhões.[1]

International career

Over nine months, Samuel earned five 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.