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António Simões

1943 - Today

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António Simões da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu siˈmõjʃ]; born 14 December 1943), known as Simões, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left winger. He spent 14 professional seasons with Benfica, playing 449 official games and scoring 72 goals. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he represented several teams in the United States, and subsequently worked as a manager in both continents. Simões played more than 40 times for Portugal, including appearing at the 1966 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. António Simões is the 1,534th most popular soccer player (down from 1,224th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 240th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, António Simões ranks 1,534 out of 21,273. Before him are Ivan Bek, Hans-Jörg Butt, Joe Spence, Salvador Artigas, Juanito, and Thomas Gravesen. After him are Vladimír Weiss, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Juan Hilario Marrero, Klaus Toppmöller, Jair Marinho, and Josef Hickersberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, António Simões ranks 313. Before him are Hilton Valentine, Kirin Kiki, Jimmy Snuka, Tuesday Weld, Gary Burton, and Giuseppe Versaldi. After him are Mulatu Astatke, Erika Steinbach, Donald Johanson, James L. Elliot, Patrick D'Rozario, and Manuel Velázquez.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António Simões ranks 275 out of 633. Before him are Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança (1907), Christopher Hampton (1946), Miguel Torga (1907), Ricardo (1976), João de Loureiro (1717), and Duarte Barbosa (1480). After him are Estácio de Sá (1520), José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), João César Monteiro (1939), Tiago Mendes (1981), and Antero de Quental (1842).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, António Simões ranks 31. Before him are Manuel Bento (1948), José Costa (1953), Fernando Couto (1969), Humberto Coelho (1950), Fábio Coentrão (1988), and Ricardo (1976). After him are José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), Tiago Mendes (1981), Diogo Jota (1996), Hilário (1975), and Maniche (1977).

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