Personal information | |||
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Full name | António Rodrigues Martins | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Date of death | unknown | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1934–1938 | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) |
1938–1947 | Benfica | 141 | (0) |
Total | 145 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1942 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
António Rodrigues Martins (born 27 July 1913, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Lisbon, Martins arrived at Sporting CP in 1934, as a 21-year-old, spending the first two seasons in the reserve squad. With Azevedo as undisputed starter, and four league matches in two seasons, he left the Lions in 1938, to join Benfica. [1]
In his first season, he beat Amaro for the keeper position, debuting on 2 October 1938 in a loss against his former team. [2] Over the course of nine seasons, he added more than 140 appearances, winning three league titles, [1] until he lost his place to Rosa in 1946, after representing the club on 265 matches. [3] [2] He received one cap, in a 3–0 win against Switzerland on 1 January 1942. [4]
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