Nené (footballer, born 1949)

For the 1977 Italian film, see Nenè.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Batista.

Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista (born 20 November 1949), known as Nené (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɛˈnɛ]), is a retired Portuguese professional footballer. A prolific striker, he played his entire career with Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games for the club^[1] and winning 19 titles, a record for several years.^[2]

Nené

Personal information
Full name	Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista
Date of birth	(1949-11-20) 20 November 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth	Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Ferroviário Manga
1966–1968	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1986	Benfica	421	(262)
International career
1971–1984	Portugal	66	(22)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing 66 times for Portugal and scoring 22 goals, Nené represented the nation at Euro 1984.

Club career

Born in Leça da Palmeira, Nené made his professional debuts with S.L. Benfica in 1968 and remained a key fixture with the club until his retirement almost twenty years later, at nearly 37. In the 1972–73 season, he was a star player for a side which became Primeira Liga champion without a single defeat (28 matches won – 23 consecutively – out of 30): the team scored 101 goals, breaking 100 for only the second time in its history.

Nené was the Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1971 and also runner-up in 1972, which was achieved whilst competing with teammate Eusébio.^[3] He ranked second in Benfica's scoring lists in European competitions with 28 goals in 75 appearances,^[4] and played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup finals, in an aggregate loss to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

As a player, Nené won 11 national championships with his only club. After ending his career, with overall totals of 577 games and 361 goals, he became a youth coach at the Estádio da Luz.

International career

Nené earned 66 caps for Portugal, ranking joint-ninth (with Simão Sabrosa) in the goalscoring charts at 22. He was their record appearance maker until 1994, when it was broken by FC Porto's João Domingos Pinto.^[5]

Nené made his debut on 21 April 1971, in a 2–0 home win against Scotland for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers. Selected for the Euro 1984 tournament, he netted the game's only goal against Romania in the last group stage encounter,^[6] becoming the oldest player to score in the European championship finals at 34 years and 213 days; his effort led the national team to the semi-finals versus hosts France, where he played as a substitute but could not help avoid the 2–3 extra time defeat.^[7]

Nené's record was only broken 24 years later, when Ivica Vastić scored for Austria at Euro 2008 against Poland.^[8]

International goals

Nené: International goals^[9][10]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 1972	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Cyprus	2–0	4–0	1974 World Cup qualification
2	11 June 1972	Machadão, Natal, Brazil	Ecuador	0–3	0–3	Brazil Independence Cup
3	25 June 1972	Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–1	Brazil Independence Cup
4	2 May 1973	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	1974 World Cup qualification
5	26 May 1975	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	France	0–1	0–2	Friendly
6	8 June 1975	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Cyprus	0–1	0–2	Euro 1976 qualifying
7	12 November 1975	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–1	Euro 1976 qualifying
8	5 December 1976	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–2	1–2	1978 World Cup qualification
9	22 December 1976	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Italy	1–0	2–1	Friendly
10	22 December 1976	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Italy	2–0	2–1	Friendly
11	9 October 1977	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	0–2	2–4	1978 World Cup qualification
12	15 November 1978	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	0–1	1–2	Euro 1980 qualifying
13	26 September 1979	Balaídos, Vigo, Spain	Spain	1–1	1–1	Friendly
14	1 November 1979	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Norway	2–1	3–1	Euro 1980 qualifying
15	1 November 1979	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Norway	3–1	3–1	Euro 1980 qualifying
16	20 June 1981	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Spain	1–0	2–0	Friendly
17	23 September 1981	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
18	24 March 1982	Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–1	2–1	Friendly
19	5 May 1982	Castelão (Maranhão), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil	Brazil	3–1	3–1	Friendly
20	22 September 1982	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	0–1	0–2	Euro 1984 qualifying
21	10 October 1982	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	1–0	2–1	Euro 1984 qualifying
22	20 June 1984	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Romania	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1984

Honours

Club

Benfica

• Primeira Divisão: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84^[11]
• Taça de Portugal (7):^[12] 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:^[12] 1980, 1985
• Taça de Honra Lisbon FA (8)^[12]

Individual

• Portuguese League: Top Scorer 1980–81, 1983–84^[13]
• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1971

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. "100 anos: Tamagnini Nené" [100 years: Tamagnini Nené]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 November 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. "Luisão pode bater recorde de troféus no Benfica" [Luisão may break Benfica trophy record]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
3. Portugal – Footballer of the Year; at RSSSF
4. "Nene" Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista – Matches in European Cups; at RSSSF
5. Portugal – Record International Players; at RSSSF
6. Nené seals Portuguese win; at UEFA.com
7. "Platini faz a diferença em meia-final de sonho" [Platini makes the difference in dream semi-final] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
8. Austria 1–1 Poland; BBC Sport, 12 June 2008
9. . Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
10. "Tamagnini Baptista "Nene" – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
11. "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 70. ISSN 3846-0823.
12. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 53. ISSN 0872-3540.
13. Top Goal Scorers – Portugal; at Sports Records

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
• Nené at National-Football-Teams.com  
• Nené at EU-Football.info