Vítor Baptista
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Baptista in 1972
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1999 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1967 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | Vitória Setúbal | 76 | (33) |
| 1971–1978 | Benfica | 111 | (52) |
| 1978–1979 | Vitória Setúbal | 18 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | Boavista | 15 | (7) |
| 1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Amora | 4 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Montijo (player-coach) | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | União Tomar | ||
| 1983–1984 | Monte Caparica | ||
| 1984–1986 | Estrelas Faralhão | ||
| Total | 227 | (99) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1976 | Portugal | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista (18 October 1948 – 1 January 1999) was a Portuguese footballer. Mainly a second striker, he could also operate as an attacking midfielder.
During a 15-year professional career, which was marred by several problems of indiscipline, he played mostly for Vitória de Setúbal (two spells) and Benfica, gaining international recognition with the latter, for which he amassed official totals of 150 games and 62 goals (128/52 for Setúbal).
After working in his teens as an electrician, Baptista started playing organized football at the age of 13 in his hometown of Setúbal, with local Vitória FC. Four years later he received his first callup to the Portuguese national junior team, managed by José Maria Pedroto, and scored 33 top division goals in his last two seasons with the club combined, included a career-best 22 in only 26 games in the 1970–71 campaign, with the Sadinos eventually finishing in fourth position and subsequently qualifying to the UEFA Cup; he also led the team to two consecutive domestic cup finals, winning the tournament in 1967.
In the 1971 summer, Baptista signed for S.L. Benfica for a national record 3.000.000 escudos, in a deal which also included three players including veteran José Torres. He made his official debut on 26 September, and netted in a 3–0 away win against former team Vitória, going on to be part of the squad that won 54 league matches out of 60 over the course of two seasons to win back-to-back national championships, with the player contributing with 17 goals in only 31 appearances; his teammates during that timeframe included Humberto Coelho, Eusébio, Rui Jordão, Nené and António Simões.
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