Samuel Quina

Samuel
Personal information
Full name Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina
Date of birth (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1981–1984 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1991 Benfica 113 (1)
1991–1992 Boavista 34 (0)
1992–1993 Benfica 4 (0)
1993–1995 Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
1995–1996 Tirsense 8 (0)
1996–1997 Odivelas 13 (0)
1997–1999 Fanhões 25 (0)
Total 222 (1)
National team
1986–1989 Portugal U21 12 (0)
1991–1992 Portugal 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer.

Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves for the Portuguese Cup. His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat an important role in the Lisbon club during seven seasons.

Samuel started in the 1990 European Cup final, a 0–1 loss against A.C. Milan, pitching in at left back on the occasion.[1] His last game for the Eagles was in a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and S.L. Fanhões.

National team

In spite of being born in Guinea-Bissau, Samuel was a former Portuguese International. He represented the Portugal National Football Team on five occasions. His debut was against Austria, on September 4, 1991 in Estádio das Antas, Porto (Portugal 1 - 1 Austria).

Honours and awards

Benfica
3x Portuguese Liga - 1986/87, 1988/89 e 1990/91
4x Portuguese Cup - 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1992/93
2x Portuguese SuperCup - 1985/86 and 1989/90
Uefa Champions Cup Final
Runner-Up - 1989/90

BOAVISTA
1x Portuguese Cup - 1991/922

Personal life

Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at under-17 level, and played for West Ham United.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham" [Domingos Quina signs for West Ham] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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