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Benfica have been the dominant force in portuguese football since the late 1930s (save for the period between 1994 and 2005, in which Benfica won no titles) and are record holders of the national championship and cup titles. Major rivals are FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Benfica was one of Europe's first footballing powerhouses and the first team to break Real Madrid's dominance in the early European Champions Cup. Having won two European Cups in a row 1961 and 1962, the Lisbon club never managed to win a European trophy again, despite reaching a number of finals. In the Champions Cup deciders against A.C. Milan (1963 and 1989), Internazionale (1965), Manchester United (1968) and PSV (1988) as well as the UEFA Cup in 1982 Anderlecht were lost. This constitutes also a record of sorts.
In 1968, Benfica was considered the best European Team by France Football despite its defeat in the Champions Cup. Many of its successes in the 1960s were achieved with all-time football great Eusébio in the side.
During the 1970s, the team faded slightly from the European scene, but remained the main force inside the Portuguese football scene. However, financial problems began undermining the club. In the 1980s the board decided to close the third level in the Estádio da Luz, and a questionable signing policy, which ncluded squads composed of well over 30 players, signing players for hefty sums without any sporting or financial return, and signing fading Portuguese star Futre in the early 1990s, resulted in several problems.
Recently, the club has regained some of its sporting and financial prowess and won in 2004/05 the first national championship after eleven years.
Benfica play their home games in the Estádio do Benfica, also known unofficially as Estádio da Luz. It is one of Europe's largest sporting stadiums and hosted the Euro 2004 final.
It is said to be the only Club in the world whose official anthem is sung by a tenor, Luis Piçarra, and the classic musician Antonio Vitorino d'Almeida has written a symphony to commemorate the club's first 100 years. | | Television | ABOUT BENFICA-------------------------Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply Benfica, SL Benfica or Benfica Lisbon; pron. IPA /sp?? li?.'ßo.? i b?~j~.'fi.k?/) is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is renowned for its football branch, which is its most popular department. The club is result of a merger in 1908 between Sport Lisboa, founded in 1904, with Grupo Sport Benfica. It is also known to its fans by the nickname "Glorioso" (Glorious).
As a club oriented to multiple sports, Benfica fields teams in basketball, roller hockey, indoor football (futsal), volleyball, handball, water polo, rugby and athletics. In total, Benfica have won 10 international titles in these sports: the roller hockey-CERS Cup in 1991, 3 Iberian Cups and 1 Torneio Ibérico in rugby, and 5 in the Athletics European Cup. Although Benfica does not currently have a professional cycling program, the club has a strong tradition in the sport (as evidenced by the club emblem) and has enjoyed much national, although limited international, success. As of early 2006, the club is once again studying the feasability of returning to professional cycling. |
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| Status: | Single | | Hometown: | Portugal | | Body type: | Athletic | | Zodiac Sign: | Scorpio | | Occupation: | playing soccer |
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