João Santos (chairman)

In this Portuguese name, "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
João Santos
Born
João Maria dos Santos Júnior

(1914-12-03)3 December 1914
Lisbon, Portugal
Died15 February 2005(2005-02-15) (aged 90)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationBusinessman
Known forPresidency of S.L. Benfica

João Maria dos Santos Júnior (3 December 1914 – 15 February 2005), commonly known as João Santos, was a Portuguese businessman who served as the 28th president of sports club S.L. Benfica, succeeding Fernando Martins.[1]

Born on 3 December 1914 in Lisbon, Santos was elected president of Benfica on 27 March 1987. During his five-year presidency, from 3 April 1987 to 24 April 1992 (two consecutive tenures), the club's football team won three Primeira Liga titles (1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91), one Taça de Portugal (1986–87), one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1989), and reached two European Cup finals (1988, 1990). He was succeeded by Jorge de Brito.[2]

Santos died on 15 February 2005 in Lisbon at age 90. He was cremated at Alto de São João Cemetery.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Benfica: corpo de João Santos cremado em cerimónia que juntou uma centena de pessoas" [Benfica: João Santos' body cremated at a ceremony that gathered a hundred people]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 February 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "João Maria dos Santos Júnior". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "João Santos: Presidente discreto mas com sucesso" [João Santos: discreet but successful president]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 February 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Morreu João Santos antigo presidente do Benfica" [Former Benfica president João Santos has died]. TVI 24 (in Portuguese). 15 February 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
Preceded by
Fernando Martins
 President of Benfica
1987–1992 		Succeeded by


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