João Morais

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João Morais
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Morais
Date of birth (1935-03-06)6 March 1935
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
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Place of death Vila do Conde, Portugal
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Position(s) Fullback / Winger
Youth career
1948–1951 Sporting Alcabideche
1951–1954 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 Caldas
1955–1958 Torreense 41 (18)
1958–1969 Sporting CP 192 (50)
1970–1972 Rio Ave
1972–1973 Paços Ferreira
International career
1966–1967 Portugal 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Pedro Morais (6 March 1935 – 27 April 2010) was a Portuguese footballer who first started his career playing as a winger and later became a fullback.

Club career

Born in Cascais, Morais joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1958, arriving from S.C.U. Torreense where he had made his top division debuts. He spent the following 11 seasons with the Lisbon club, appearing in 256 games all competitions comprised – including friendlies – and scoring 68 goals.[1]

Morais was essential as Sporting won the 1964 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: in the final's replay game (3–3 in the first match), he scored from a direct corner kick in a 1–0 win against MTK Budapest FC.[2]

Morais left the Lions in June 1969, having won four major titles. He retired at the age of 38, after three years in amateur football with Rio Ave F.C. and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

International career

Morais gained nine caps for Portugal, in one year. His debut was on 18 June 1966 in a 1–0 friendly win over Scotland, in Glasgow.[3]

Morais was selected for the country's 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all three group stage contests in an eventual third-place finish. In the second game, against Brazil, he committed one of the most infamous World Cup fouls on Brazilian legend Pelé;[4] however, he was allowed to stay on the field by referee George McCabe.[5]

Later life / Death

Morais setlled in Vila do Conde – the city of his second to last club – after retiring, going on to work as a city hall employee. He died on 27 April 2010 at 75, after a long battle with illness.[1]

Honours

Club

Country

References

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  3. Portugal stats; at EU-Football
  4. World Cup final: 10 top World Cup refereeing errors; The Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2010
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