Eusébio the first world-class African-born players. Eusébio helped Portugal reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals (including four in one match against North Korea) and received the Bronze Ball award. He won the Ballon d'Or award for European footballer of the year in 1965 and was runner-up in 1962 and 1966. He played for Benfica for 15 out of his 22 years as a footballer, thus being mainly associated with the Portuguese club, and is the team's all-time top scorer with 473 goals in 440 competitive matches. There, he won
Beto (Portuguese footballer, born 1976) Beto (Portuguese footballer, born 1976) Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender. He played most of his professional career with Sporting (ten seasons, more than 300 official games and five major titles), but also had spells in France and Spain, which included spending three years with Recreativo de Huelva. Beto represented the Portuguese national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, gaining 31 caps. A product of Primeira Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal, Lisbon-born Beto established himself