Biography
The biography of the African athlete Eidsebio is closely connected with Portuguese football. For 15 years, the career attacker dedicated to the famous Benfica club and the national team of the country located in the south-west of the Pyrenean Peninsula. For outstanding speed, the technique of the game and the endurance of the athlete, speaking in a T-shirt at number 4, received a nickname black panther and after retirement, constantly appeared in the lists of the best players of all time.Childhood and youth
African boy named Eusebiu (Eidsebio) de Silva Ferreira was born in the capital of Portuguese Mozambique Maputu on January 25, 1942. His father Laurindo Antonio by origin was Beloken Angolian, and the mother of Eliza Anissabeni received the peculiarities of a neotroid race, inherited by four children.
Embed from getty imagesWhen the future football player was a child, the family struggled ends with the ends, and after the death of the Railwayman's parent and was in poverty at all. Nevertheless, Eysebio with brothers to which some sources are attributed to singer Africa Simon, attended primary school, but not loved to learn.
Walking lessons, guys drove homemade balls on wasteland and improvised glades, and then organized a team that imitated the Brazilian national team of the 1950s. Having matured, barefoot football players, tried to make their way to the reserve club of the Portuguese "Benfica" Grupo Desportivo de Lourenço de Marques, but they did not provide a chance to prove their own value and did not allow the selection.
Embed from getty imagesThen Eidsebio tried happiness in the youth "Sporting" and eventually became the youngest striker in the second team from Lisbon.
At the games of lovers, a teenager noted a former goalkeeper "Juventus", and soon the leadership made his mother debutant proposal to transition. Refusal to become a member of the Great Italian Club played an important role in Eysebio's career, which in 1961 finally achieved a serious relationship from the Benfic agents.
Football
The debut contract of the young football player, the leadership of the Benfica concluded with the mother, which demanded the amount of € 2 thousand for 3 years in the team. First appeared on the field in a friendly match with Atletico, Eysebio performed Hat Trick and firmly entrenched in the reserve of the Portuguese Club. After spending a few games for the second team, on June 10, 1961, a young striker distinguished himself in the official championship, scoring a goal into the gate of the owner of the Bronze Medals of FC Benelencish.Embed from getty imagesBy the end of the 1960/1961 season, a talented African received a permanent player and appeared on the cover of the French sports newspaper L'Équipe. In the next championship, Aisebio won the world recognition among football experts and fans, scoring 12 goals in 17 matches of the Portuguese Premier League, and Benfica got the European Champions Cup and became a bronze medalist of the National Championship of 1962-63.
Such results appeared largely due to the professionalism of the black forward, awarded the "Silver Ball" prize and the presence of a football association on the "gold" anniversary at Wiembill Stadium.
The style of Eisabio was characterized by dangerous attacks and a phenomenal speed, which allowed 100 m in 10.8 seconds. Obviously owning both legs, the attacker, the growth of which was 175 cm at a weight of 73 kg, possessed an incredibly powerful blow, hit the gates of rivals from outside the penalty area.
In addition, the exemption from Southeast Africa for 15 years has interacted productively with the midfielder Mariu Kolunu and remained a regular benchmark penaltyist, which realized 97% of the throws from the 11-meter mark.
Embed from getty imagesIt was these skills that allowed Portuguese 3 times to become silver medalists of the European Champions Cup and for 11 seasons to maintain a leading position in the national championship of the country. The merit of Eidsebio was also regularly noted by prestigious awards, among which were the Golden Ball Award of 1965 and the repeated titles of the best scorer and football player of the year.
In parallel with club football, the star striker played for the Portuguese national team at international tournaments from 1961 to 1973. The newly memorable was the 1966 World Championship, in which the team with Pyrenees was qualified for the first time in many years and fell into a group with Bulgaria, Hungary and Brazil.
Embed from getty imagesNaturally, each national team player worked at the limit of his own strength, but Eisabio surpassed the expectations of the partners, scoring 4 goals in the quarterfinal match with North Korea and overheut the Lion Yashin, who defended the gate of the USSR national team.
As a result, the Portuguese became bronze medalists of the head championship of the planet, and the Benfika striker recognized the best scorer of the championship and the championship record holder in the number of successful throws. At the same time, in the British Madame Madame Tussao, the figure of Eidsebio, taken by photography, and the collection of awards was replenished with the title "Foreign Athlete of the Year" according to BBC.
Embed from getty imagesIn the 1970s, by completing their career in the Portuguese Premier League, African striker played in the clubs of the 1st and 2nd Division "Beira-Mar" and "União de Tomar", and then participated in the matches of the North American Championship in the composition " Boston Minutemen, "Toronto Metros-Croatia" and "Las Vegas Quicksilvers".
When numerous knee injuries finally aggravated, Eysebio retired and became a member of the National Technical Committee of the Portugal national football team. Taking part in international sports events, a former Benfika player in the modern stars have a lot of prizes and awards, among whom were "Golden Buck" Roy Maka and the Best Football Player of the 2008 Club Season of 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo.
Personal life
During the heyday, the career of the striker "Benfica" Eysebio famous people tried not to advertise information about personal life and loving relationships. It is probably why nothing is known about his wife and children of the famous football player in 1960-1970s, except the name of the chief Flora Claudina Brochim.
Embed from getty imagesBut the press told a lot about friendship between the African striker Eidsebio and the Soviet goalkeeper Lvi-Yashin, who became acquainted in 1963 at the FIFA national team match with the British at the famous Wiembli stadium.
After a memorable game for the 3rd place at the 1966 World Cup, comrades met at the farewell match of the legendary goalkeeper, and then Lev Ivanovich was visiting an old friend in Lisbon.
Death
Despite the fact that Eysebio intently watched his own health, he could not avoid numerous injuries and diseases.Serious problems began in 2011, when the athlete fell into resuscitation with inflammation of the lungs. The next year, Eidsebio was hospitalized three times due to complaints of pain in the cervical spine and high blood pressure. The news of death due to heart failure, appeared on January 5, 2014, shocked thousands of fans worldwide.
Embed from getty imagesIn Portugal, 3-day mourning was announced to colleagues and fans could express condolences and say goodbye to the Great Player at Estádio Da Luz Stadium. Upon completion of the ceremony, the coffin with the body of the legendary black panther was carried around the football field and after the funeral in the church of Igreja Do Seminário Do Largo Da Luz lowered in the grave on the metropolitan cemetery Lumiar.
A year after the funeral, the Government of Portugal decided to perpetuate the football player's memory. His remains were transferred to the Church of Saint Engrassia, known as National Pantheon in Lisbon.
Awards and achievements
- 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75 - Champion of Portugal
- 1961-62 - European Champions Cup winner
- 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972 - Winner of the Portugal Cup
- 1962, 1966 - owner of the "silver ball"
- 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68 - Best European Champions Cup Scorer
- 1965 - the owner of the Golden Ball
- 1966 - Member of the World Championship Symbolic team
- 1966 - Foreign athlete of the year according to BBC
- 1966 - the best world championship scorer
- 1968, 1973 - The owner of "Golden Boots"