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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a well kown Portuguese soccer club, from Lisbon. The estimate number of supporters is near 14 million spread world wide. According to Guinesse, Benfica is the club with more mumber of actives partners near of the 200 thousand.

The Champions League

Sport Lisboa e Benfica has is peak in 60 decade, wich time that win the Champions League for 2 times in a roll. The first time in 1961 against Barcelona and the second in the year after against Real Madrid 5-3, recuperate after a disanvantage of 2-0.

Figures

Is impossible to talk about Benfica and do not talk about is figure of all times Eusébio. Eusébio was a Mozambique soccer player, and is considered on of the greatest player of all times, that socored 1137 gols in is career. Eusébio signed for Spor Lisboa e Benfica in 1960 but made is debut in 1961 against Atlético da Tapadinha. One of the bests of all time, Eusébio is remembered by is great preformance in Champions League, but also by his remarcable performance in Portuguese national team, because leads the "magriços" (nickname of national team in that world cup) at the top 3 in 1966 world cup in England, only defeatd by the english national team that played at home.

Mario Coluna was one of the players of Benfica, also from Mozambique, Mario Coluna has wan two times in a roll the champions league and was the first african player to raise the champions league cup. Also played for the national team of Portugal, scoring 8 gols by them. The all time capitan of Benfica and also of Portuguese national team, Coluna will be always on of the figures of Portugal related to soccer.

Béla Gutmann coach of Benfica during the decade of 60, lead the portuguese team to is peak that still isn't beated. From Hungary, Béla Gutamann were as well a player, and then a coach. This men made the portuguese club and Portugal "apear in the map" and still is remembered as a legend.

Currently

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is the actual champion and the last season 2009/2010 made a remarcable campaign, that scored in the maiority of the games more than 3 gols. One curious fact is that the new coach is named Jorge Jesus and the most people say that only "Jesus" can help the club achieve a great reputation again. This season things haven't started so well but we still hope that things get better and we win the championship again.