António Augusto da Silva Veloso (born 31 January 1957) is a Portuguese former footballer who played most of his professional career with Benfica. A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he spent a decade and a half at his main club, and was team captain from 1988 to 1995.[2]
An international for 13 years, Veloso represented Portugal at Euro 1984.
Suspension left Veloso out of the team that reached the 1990 European Cup final, lost to AC Milan.[6] He retired at 38 after 15 seasons with the same club and 658 competitive appearances, subsequently becoming a coach.[7][8]
Veloso's last international game came at age 36, in a 2–2 friendly draw with Spain on 19 January 1994.[13]
Personal life
Veloso's son, Miguel, is also a professional footballer. After an unassuming youth spell at Benfica, he went on to represent neighbours Sporting CP and also the national team.[14][15]
^Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 144–145. ISBN978-972-8998-26-4.
^"Os Velosos" [The Velosos]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^"Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 80. ISSN3846-0823.
^ ab"Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 56. ISSN0872-3540.
Further reading
Prata, João; Perdigão, Carlos (June 1995). Biografias: Veloso, carisma, garra e dedicação! [Biographies: Veloso, charisma, grit and dedication!]. Lisgráfica. Depósito Legal [Deposit number]: 84768/94.