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Manuel Bento

1948 - 2007

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Manuel Galrinho Bento (25 June 1948 – 1 March 2007) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Bento was best known for his 20-year spell at Benfica, having retired well into his 40s after appearing in nearly 650 official games. He represented Portugal at Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup, helping the national team reach the semi-finals in the former tournament. Chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese footballers, Bento won the Goalkeeper of the Year award a best-ever eight times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Bento is the 1,139th most popular soccer player (down from 1,058th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Manuel Bento ranks 1,139 out of 21,273. Before him are Dezső Novák, Emerson, Jimmy Jones, Milan Baroš, Nuri Şahin, and Ugo Locatelli. After him are Patrick M'Boma, Ludovic Giuly, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Lucas Vázquez, Ichiji Otani, and Haruhisa Hasegawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Manuel Bento ranks 256. Before him are George Wendt, Muse Bihi Abdi, Terry Goodkind, Mahamane Ousmane, Jan Tomaszewski, and Steve Winwood. After him are Peter Hammill, Sho Kosugi, Jim Carter, Josip Katalinski, Andrei Linde, and Victor Skumin. Among people deceased in 2007, Manuel Bento ranks 154. Before him are Guy de Rothschild, Osvaldo Cavandoli, Raul Hilberg, Naziha al-Dulaimi, Alfonso López Michelsen, and Tosiwo Nakayama. After him are Ichiji Otani, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Christian d'Oriola, Alfons Maria Stickler, Aloísio Lorscheider, and Reg Park.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Manuel Bento ranks 234 out of 633. Before him are Leonor Teles (1350), Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1211), Nuno Gomes (1976), Carlos Seixas (1704), António Marto (1947), and Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860). After him are Bento de Góis (1562), António José de Almeida (1866), Alexandre Herculano (1810), Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), and Cristóvão da Gama (1516).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Manuel Bento ranks 25. Before him are José Carlos (1941), Simão Sabrosa (1979), Paulo Bento (1969), José Torres (1938), Pauleta (1973), and Nuno Gomes (1976). After him are José Costa (1953), Fernando Couto (1969), Humberto Coelho (1950), Fábio Coentrão (1988), Ricardo (1976), and António Simões (1943).

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