Os Magriços was the nickname of the Portugal national football team which finished third at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The team were based on the Benfica team that won two consecutive European Cups in 1961 and 1962, which included Mário Coluna, Eusébio, José Augusto, José Augusto Torres and António Simões.[1] They were selected by Manuel da Luz Afonso and coached by Otto Glória.[2][3] The nickname is derived from a 15th-century Portuguese chivalric legend - The Twelve of England (Portuguese: Os Doze de Inglaterra). It was made famous by the poet Luís de Camões in his 1572 Os Lusíadas. It tells the story of twelve Portuguese knights who travelled to England at the request of twelve English women to avenge their insult by a group of English knights. One of these Portuguese knights, Álvaro Gonçalves Coutinho, was nicknamed O Magriço.
Team
editHead coach: 
Otto Glória
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Américo | 6 March 1933 (aged 33) |  Porto
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| 2 | GK | Joaquim Carvalho | 18 April 1937 (aged 29) | Sporting CP
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| 3 | GK | José Pereira | 15 September 1931 (aged 34) | Belenenses
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| 4 | DF | Vicente | 24 September 1935 (aged 30) | Belenenses
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| 5 | DF | Germano | 18 January 1933 (aged 33) | Benfica
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| 6 | MF | Fernando Peres | 8 January 1942 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
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| 7 | FW | Ernesto Figueiredo | 6 July 1937 (aged 29) | Sporting CP
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| 8 | FW | João Lourenço | 8 April 1942 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
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| 9 | MF | Hilário | 19 March 1939 (aged 27) | Sporting CP
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| 10 | MF | Mário Coluna (captain) | 6 August 1935 (aged 30) | Benfica
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| 11 | MF | António Simões | 14 December 1943 (aged 22) | Benfica
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| 12 | MF | José Augusto | 13 April 1937 (aged 29) | Benfica
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| 13 | FW | Eusébio | 25 January 1942 (aged 24) | Benfica
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| 14 | MF | Fernando Cruz | 12 August 1940 (aged 25) | Benfica
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| 15 | FW | Manuel Duarte | 20 May 1943 (aged 23) | Leixões
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| 16 | MF | Jaime Graça | 10 January 1942 (aged 24) | Vitória Setúbal
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| 17 | DF | João Morais | 6 March 1935 (aged 31) | Sporting CP
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| 18 | FW | José Torres | 8 September 1938 (aged 27) | Benfica
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| 19 | MF | Custódio Pinto | 9 February 1942 (aged 24) | Porto
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| 20 | DF | Alexandre Baptista | 17 February 1941 (aged 25) | Sporting CP
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| 21 | DF | José Carlos | 22 September 1941 (aged 24) | Sporting CP
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| 22 | DF | Alberto Festa | 21 July 1939 (aged 26) | Porto
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References
edit- ^ "Nota 17 para a estreia de Portugal em 1966 - Brasil 2014 - Mundial - Futebol - SAPO Desporto". Desporto.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Eusébio nunca será suplente na equipa dos melhores de sempre - PÚBLICO". Publico.pt. 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "1966 – O Mundial de Eusébio que fez vender TV | DN 150 Anos". 150anos.dn.pt. Retrieved 2016-07-17.