| José Águas | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Full Name: | José Pinto Carvalho Santos Águas |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
| Death Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1944–1948 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lusitano Lobito |
| Years1: | 1948–1950 |
| Clubs1: | Lusitano Lobito |
| Years2: | 1950–1963 |
| Caps2: | 281 |
| Goals2: | 290 |
| Years3: | 1963–1964 |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 288 |
| Totalgoals: | 292 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1952–1962 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Manageryears1: | 1966–1967 |
| Managerclubs1: | Marítimo |
| Manageryears2: | 1967–1968 |
| Managerclubs2: | Atlético |
| Manageryears3: | 1968–1969 |
| Managerclubs3: | Leixões |
José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas (pronounced as /pt/; 9 November 1930 – 10 December 2000) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
He enjoyed a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in 12 of his 13 first division seasons.[1] [2] A prolific goalscorer, Águas was nicknamed "Cabeça de Ouro" ("Golden Head") because of his header skills.[3] [4]
Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Empire from a Portuguese colonial family, Águas started his footballing career with local team Lusitano do Lobito, before moving to S.L. Benfica in 1950 where he gained legendary status.
With Benfica he won the Primeira Liga five times (1955, 1957, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and the domestic cup seven, also being crowned national league's top scorer on five occasions. In the years previous to Eusébio's rise, he was also instrumental in the club's back-to-back European Cup conquests, in 1961 against FC Barcelona (3–2), and the next season against Real Madrid (5–3), scoring his team's first goal on both occasions and being club captain; he failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition after the 1–2 defeat to A.C. Milan in the 1963 final (he did not play).
After leaving Benfica, Águas, aged 33, played one more season for FK Austria Wien, retiring the next summer. He died in Lisbon, at the age of 70 after a prolonged illness.[5]
Águas made his debut for Portugal on 23 November 1952, in a 1–1 draw with Austria, and went on to gain a total of 25 caps while scoring 11 times. His last appearance was on 17 May 1962, a 2–1 defeat against Belgium.
Águas' son, Rui, was also a footballer and a striker. He too represented Benfica and the national team, as well as FC Porto.
His daughter, Helena Maria, known as Lena d'Água, has a career in pop music as a singer.[6] [1] [7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Benfica | 1950–51 | Primeira Divisão | 19 | 23 | 7 | 6 | – | 26 | 29 | ||
| 1951–52 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 6 | – | 29 | 34 | ||||
| 1952–53 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 10 | – | 32 | 35 | ||||
| 1953–54 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 24 | ||||
| 1954–55 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | – | 32 | 26 | ||||
| 1955–56 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 30 | ||||
| 1956–57 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 3 | – | 32 | 33 | ||||
| 1957–58 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 31 | |||
| 1958–59 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | – | 32 | 29 | ||||
| 1959–60 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 12 | – | 34 | 30 | ||||
| 1960–61 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 43 | |||
| 1961–62 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 26 | |||
| 1962–63 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Total | 281 | 291 | 75 | 70 | 21 | 18 | 377 | 379 | |||
| Austria Wien | 1963–64 | Austrian Staatsliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 288 | 293 | 75 | 70 | 22 | 18 | 385 | 381 | |||
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Águas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 September 1953 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria | 1–5 | 1–9 | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 22 November 1953 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 22 May 1955 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 20 November 1955 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | 1–1 | 2–6 | Friendly | ||
| 6 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 7 | 23 December 1955 | Muhammad Ali Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | ||
| 8 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 9 June 1956 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
| 10 | 19 March 1961 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 11 | 21 May 1961 | Estádio do Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Benfica
1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63[9]
[10] 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62
Marítimo
1966–67
1966–67
Atlético
1967–68