473 Benfica goals. 1965 Ballon d'Or. 1962 European Cup. 4 goals from 3-0 down at 1966 WC. Born Mozambique.
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, born in Mozambique (then a Portuguese colony), scored 473 goals in 440 appearances for Benfica and 41 goals in 64 internationals for Portugal. He won the European Cup with Benfica in 1962, scoring two goals in the final against Real Madrid. His four-goal comeback from 3–0 down at the 1966 World Cup against North Korea — which Portugal won 5–3 — is the greatest individual performance in a World Cup knockout game. He won the European Golden Boot in 1968 (42 goals in 26 games) and the Ballon d'Or in 1965.
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