FOOTBALL LEGENDS

Eusebio was born 25 January 1942.He is a retired Portuguese footballer.He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time.Eusebio helped the Portuguese national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals a year before he was elected as the European Footballer of the Year.He played for Benfica for 15 years and he is the club's all time top scorer.

Eusebio was nicknamed 'The Black Panther' or 'The Black Pearl' for his speed and his powerful, accurate right-footed strike.Eusébio scored 727 goals in 715 games for Benfica.He is considered Benfica's and Portugal's most renowned player and the first world-class African striker.He was elected the 10th best footballer of the 20th century in a poll and Pelé named Eusébio as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list. In November 2003,he was selected as the Golden Player of Portugal by the Portuguese Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.

Eusébio was the all-time leading scorer for his country with 41 goals. He made his debut for the Portuguese national team against Luxembourg on 19 October 1961.He was the leading scorer in the 1966 World Cup where he scored nine goals.His last game for the national team was a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria on 19 October 1973 in a World Cup qualifier.Despite being retired, Eusébio is a constant presence among the Portuguese national team.