José Torres (footballer, born 1938), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Torres (footballer, born 1938)

Portuguese footballer

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Torres Novas, Santarém District, Portugal

Date of Death: 03-Sep-2010

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [?u'z? 'to???]; 8 September 1938 – 3 September 2010) was a Portuguese football centre forward and coach. Nicknamed O Bom Gigante (The Kind Giant), most of his 21-year senior career was spent at Benfica, with great individual and team success (13 major titles).
With the Portugal national team he participated in two World Cups separated by 20 years, one as player and the other as manager.