Mário João
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Sousa|Alves}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Mário João
|image = Beufica tegen Real Madrid 5-3 elftal van Beufica, Bestanddeelnr 913-8532.jpg
|caption = Mário João (third from left) lining up before the 1962 European Cup final
|fullname = Mário João Sousa Alves
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|6|6|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Barreiro, Portugal
|height = 1.69 m
|position = Full-back
|youthyears1 = 1950–1954 |youthclubs1 = CUF
|years1 = 1954–1955 | clubs1 = CUF | caps1 = | goals1 =
|years2 = 1955–1962 | clubs2 = Benfica | caps2 = 48 | goals2 = 2
|years3 = 1962–1968 | clubs3 = CUF | caps3 = 118 | goals3 = 9
|totalcaps = 166 | totalgoals = 11
|nationalyears1 = 1960–1964 | nationalteam1 = Portugal | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
|manageryears1 = 1975–1976 | managerclubs1 = CUF
}}
Mário João Sousa Alves (born 6 June 1935), known as Mário João, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right or left-back.
He appeared in 166 Primeira Liga matches in ten seasons, scoring 11 goals.
Club career
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Mário João started and finished his 14-year senior career with G.D. CUF, beginning as a forward.{{cite news|url=https://www.contacto.lu/desporto/m-rio-jo-o-o-jogador-trabalhador/482054.html|title=Mário João, o jogador-trabalhador|trans-title=Mário João, the player-worker|newspaper=Contacto|first=Rui Miguel|last=Tovar|language=Portuguese|date=11 August 2021|accessdate=25 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/dossier/dossier/historias-das-idas-do-fc-porto-ao-alfredo-da-silva/5fb66d6f0cf28e704d979f6a|title=Histórias das idas do FC Porto ao Alfredo da Silva|trans-title=Stories of FC Porto's trips to the Alfredo da Silva|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=|accessdate=25 October 2023}} In between, he spent seven years with S.L. Benfica in the Primeira Liga, appearing in 89 competitive matches and winning six major titles, including both of the European Cup finals in the early 60s, against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/benfica/detalhe/mario-joao-recorda-titulo-europeu-do-benfica-ganho-ha-61-anos-tivemos-direito-a-um-premio-de-15-contos|title=Mário João recorda título europeu do Benfica ganho há 61 anos: "Tivemos direito a um prémio de 15 contos"|trans-title=Mário João recalls Benfica's European title won 61 years ago: "We were all given a bonus of 15 thousand escudos"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=31 May 2022|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
Mário João retired in 1968, aged 33. He was never a full-time professional footballer, earning the vast majority of his wages from the Companhia União Fabril.{{cite book|last1=Malheiro|first1=João|title=Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias|trans-title=Benfica Memorial, 100 glories|date=July 2006|publisher=QuidNovi|isbn=978-972-8998-26-4|edition=Third|page=96|language=Portuguese}}
International career
Mário João won three caps for Portugal in four years.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/selecao/lista-completa-dos-internacionais-portugueses|title=Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses|trans-title=Complete list of Portuguese internationals|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=18 February 2004|accessdate=25 October 2023}} His first arrived on 22 May 1960, in a 5–1 away defeat to Yugoslavia for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.{{cite news|url=https://ionline.sapo.pt/artigo/406055/mario-joao-troca-benfica-por-cuf?seccao=Opiniao_i|title=Mário João troca Benfica por CUF|trans-title=Mário João trades Benfica for CUF|newspaper=i|first=Rui Miguel|last=Tovar|language=Portuguese|date=9 August 2015|accessdate=25 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60e-full.html|title=European Championship 1960 (Details)|publisher=RSSSF|first1=Marcel|last1=Haisma|first2=John|last2=Van den Elsen|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61
- Taça de Portugal: 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62
References
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External links
- {{ForaDeJogo}}
- {{NFT player}}
- {{Eu-Football.info|9546}}
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Category:20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Barreiro, Portugal
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:S.L. Benfica footballers
Category:UEFA Champions League–winning players