Samuel Quina
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina | ||
Date of birth | 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) | |
National team | |||
1986–1989 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Portugal | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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 for the Portuguese Cup.[1] His first 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 during seven seasons.[1]
Samuel started in the 1990 European Cup final, a 0–1 loss against A.C. Milan, pitching in at left back on the occasion.[1][2] His last game was in a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and S.L. Fanhões.
International career[]
Samuel earned five caps for the Portugal national team, over the course of nine months. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.
Personal life[]
Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at youth level[3] and played professionally for West Ham United[4][5] and Watford.
Honours[]
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91
- Taça de Portugal: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1985, 1989
- European Cup runner-up: 1987–88, 1989–90
Boavista
References[]
- ^ a b c "Samuel, a eterna esperança do Benfica" [Samuel, Benfica's eternal hope] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Ross, James M. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham" [Domingos Quina signs for West Ham]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Quina – I'm excited and just enjoying it". West Ham United. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links[]
- Samuel Quina at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Samuel Quina at National-Football-Teams.com
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Boavista F.C. players
- Vitória S.C. players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- Odivelas F.C. players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers