João Santos
Portuguese businessman (1914–2005)
João Maria dos Santos Júnior (3 December 1914 – 15 February 2005), commonly known as João Santos, was a Portuguese businessman who served as the 28th president of sports club S.L. Benfica, succeeding Fernando Martins.2
From Wikipedia’s article on João Santos (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Dec 3, 1914, died Feb 15, 2005.1
About
Born on 3 December 1914 in Lisbon, Santos was elected president of Benfica on 27 March 1987. During his five-year presidency, from 3 April 1987 to 24 April 1992 (two consecutive tenures), the club's football team won three Primeira Liga titles (1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91), one Taça de Portugal (1986–87), one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1989), and reached two European Cup finals (1988, 1990). He was succeeded by Jorge de Brito.
Santos died on 15 February 2005 in Lisbon at age 90. He was cremated at Alto de São João Cemetery.
From Wikipedia’s article on João Santos, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- S.L. BenficaChair Mar 27, 1987 to Apr 24, 19924
Career
- 1987 to 1992Chair, S.L. Benfica3
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJoão Santos on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJoão Santos on Wikipedia
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- 4WikidataS.L. Benfica, Chair