Born in Cascais, Morais joined Sporting CP in 1958, arriving from S.C.U. Torreense where he had made his Primeira Liga debut. He spent the following 11 seasons with the Lisbon club, appearing in 256 matches all competitions comprised – including friendlies – and scoring 68 goals.
Morais left the Lions in June 1969, having won four major titles. He retired at the age of 38, after three years in amateur football with Rio Ave F.C. and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
International career
Morais earned nine caps for Portugal, over one year. His debut was on 18 June 1966 in a 1–0 friendly victory over Scotland, in Glasgow.
Morais was selected for the country's 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all three group stage games in an eventual third-place finish.[3] In the second fixture, against Brazil, he committed one of the most infamous World Cup fouls on Brazilian legend Pelé;[4] however, he was allowed to stay on the field by referee George McCabe without being booked.[5]
Later life and death
Morais settled in Vila do Conde – the city of his penultimate club – after retiring, going on to work as a city hall employee. He died on 27 April 2010 at 75, after a long battle with illness.[2]
^. UEFA. 17 August 2001. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
^ ab"Morreu João Morais, o futebolista que marcou o "cantinho" perfeito da história do Sporting" [Death of João Morais, the footballer who scored the perfect “little corner” in Sporting's history]. Público (in Portuguese). 28 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^Collins, Nick (9 July 2010). . The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^"Pelé". International Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
External links
at ForaDeJogo (archived)
João Morais at National-Football-Teams.com
João Morais at EU-Football.info
January 25, 2023
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