Who scored the most goals for Benfica?
Eusébio
Eusébio is the club’s top goalscorer with 473 goals in his 15 years spell. Only two other players have scored more than 300 goals for the club.
Has Benfica won the treble?
We’ve focused on European teams in the tables below, but there are of course more examples of treble-winning teams across the world….European teams with a domestic treble.
| Team | Number of trebles | Treble |
|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1 | Primeira Liga, Taca de Portugal, Taca da Liga |
How many UCL does Benfica?
2
After that, they appeared in five more finals (1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990) but did not reconquer the title….S.L. Benfica in international football.
| Titles | |
|---|---|
| Champions League | 2 (1961, 1962) |
Who is the king of Europa League?
Antoine Griezmann was slow out the blocks this season with Atlético Madrid. He was criticised and tipped to leave, but the ‘Little Prince’ carried his side to the Europa League final… And scored a brace to seal the trophy.
Who is the top scorer in Netherland?
As of July 2018, the leading goal scorer of the national team Robin Van Persie was the most followed athlete from the Netherlands on Instagram with approximately 4.44 million followers at the time….
| Characteristic | Goals scored |
|---|---|
| Robin van Persie | 50 |
| Klaas Jan Huntelaar | 42 |
| Patrick Kluivert | 40 |
| Memphis Depay | 39 |
When did Benfica last win the league?
In 2003–04, with president Luís Filipe Vieira, Benfica ended their silverware drought by winning the Taça de Portugal against José Mourinho’s Porto. The following year, Benfica won their first league title since 1994, and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Who cursed Benfica FC?
The manager had signed Eusebio and led Benfica to the very top of the European game, but it seems the Portuguese side didn’t feel like rewarding that monetarily. Upon leaving the club Guttmann is said to have cursed them, saying: “not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever be European champions!”
How many times have Benfica lost in European finals?
And yet since Guttmann left (the first time) Benfica have lost seven European finals. First in 1963, 1965 and 1968 with much of the team Guttmann assembled, then later 1988, 1990 and most recently in 2013 and 2014. Those two most recent defeats were consecutive losses in the Europa League, first to Chelsea and then to Sevilla.
What happened to Benfica’s Jorge Jesus?
Benfica’s giant striker was on the verge of greatness in 2013 and scored a thumping penalty against Chelsea in the final. That was his 33rd goal of the season but he ruined any chance of a big summer move by shoving Jorge Jesus after being subbed off in the Portuguese Cup final.
Why didn’t Benfica give Bela Guttmann a raise?
Despite winning consecutive European Cups in 1962 and 1963, Benfica didn’t want to give Bela Guttmann a raise. The manager had signed Eusebio and led Benfica to the very top of the European game, but it seems the Portuguese side didn’t feel like rewarding that monetarily.