Mário Wilson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 2016 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | Desportivo Lourenço Marques | ||
| 1949–1951 | Sporting CP | 36 | (37) |
| 1951–1963 | Académica | 250 | (15) |
| Total | 286 | (52) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1968 | Académica | ||
| 1968–1970 | Belenenses | ||
| 1971 | Tirsense | ||
| 1971–1975 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1975–1976 | Benfica | ||
| 1976–1977 | Boavista | ||
| 1977–1979 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1978–1980 | Portugal | ||
| 1979–1980 | Benfica | ||
| 1980–1983 | Académica | ||
| 1983–1984 | Estoril | ||
| 1984 | Boavista | ||
| 1984–1986 | Estoril | ||
| 1986–1987 | Cova Piedade | ||
| 1987–1988 | Louletano | ||
| 1988–1989 | Torreense | ||
| 1989 | Louletano | ||
| 1989–1990 | Olhanense | ||
| 1990–1991 | Águeda | ||
| 1993–1995 | FAR Rabat | ||
| 1995–1996 | Benfica | ||
| 1997 | Benfica (caretaker) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Alverca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mário Wilson ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: ['maɾju]; 17 October 1929 – 3 October 2016) was a Portuguese football player and manager.
A central defender or forward, he appeared in 286 Primeira Liga matches over 14 seasons, mainly in representation of Académica. He also played for Desportivo de Lourenço Marques and Sporting CP. Subsequently, Wilson embarked in a lengthy managerial career in the country, which lasted more than 30 years and also included two spells at his main club, and a record five at Benfica.