João Baptista Martins
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Baptista Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Sines, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CUF Barreiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1959 | Sporting CP | 204 | (133) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
João Baptista Martins (3 September 1927 – 18 November 1993) was a Portuguese footballer who played for CUF Barreiro and Sporting CP.
In 1955, he scored the first goal in the history of the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League). It was on 4 September, the first day of the first edition of the tournament. Sporting played FK Partizan, from Yugoslavia, at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon. Martins scored the opener at 14'. The game would end in a 3-3 draw.[1]
External links
- João Baptista Martins at footballzz.co.uk
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