Vítor Gonçalves (footballer, born 1896)

Vítor Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name	Vítor Cândido Gonçalves
Date of birth	12 April 1886
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death	1965 (aged 78–79)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1918–1927	Benfica
International career
1921–1922	Portugal
Managerial career
1934–1936	Benfica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vítor Cândido Gonçalves (12 April 1896 – 1965) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder. A Portuguese international, he both played for and managed S.L. Benfica.

Career

A forward in his early career, Gonçalves established himself as a midfielder soon after, playing alongside Cândido de Oliveira and António Ribeiro dos Reis. A Casa Pia student like many other Benfica players at the time, he gained more recognition after Cândido de Oliveira left the club in 1920 to start a new one, Casa Pia A.C.^[2]

Gonçalves first represented Portugal on 18 December 1921, in Madrid, against Spain, in a 3–1 loss, and then again in Lisbon, against the same opponent, in a 2–1 loss. In the latter match, he led the captain armband.^[2]

He coached Benfica from 1934 to 1936, winning the Campeonato de Portugal in his first season and the championship in the second one.^[3]

Personal life

His son, Vasco Gonçalves, was an army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister of Portugal.^[2]

Honours

Playing honours

Benfica

Campeonato de Lisboa:^[1] 1919–20
Taça de Honra (2)^[1]

Managerial honours