Jacinto Santos Explained

Jacinto Santos
Full Name:Jacinto José Martins Godinho Santos
Birth Date:28 January 1941
Birth Place:Matosinhos, Portugal
Death Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1957–1959
Youthclubs1:Leixões
Years1:1959–1962
Clubs1:Leixões
Years2:1962–1971
Clubs2:Benfica
Caps2:115
Goals2:5
Years3:1971
Clubs3:Leixões
Years4:1972
Clubs4:Porto
Nationalyears1:1966–1969
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2

Jacinto José Martins Godinho Santos (28 January 1941 – 21 July 2023), known simply as Jacinto, was a Portuguese footballer who played as defender. A Portuguese international, he won one Taça de Portugal with Leixões and seven Primeira Divisão titles with Benfica.[1]

Jacinto died in Antwerp on 21 July 2023, at the age of 82.[1]

Career

Jacinto gained five caps and scored two goals for Portugal. He made his debut 13 November 1966 in Lisbon against Sweden, in a 2–1 defeat.

Career statistics

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Honours

Leixões

1960–61[1]

Benfica

1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2023-07-21/benfica-faleceu-jacinto-sete-vezes-campeao-pelas-aguias/997325 Faleceu Jacinto, sete vezes campeão pelas águias
  2. https://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=497301 Faleceu Jacinto, antiga glória do Leixões e Benfica