Vítor Baptista
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Baptista in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1999 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1967 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | Vitória Setúbal | 76 | (33) |
| 1971–1978 | Benfica | 111 | (50) |
| 1978–1979 | Vitória Setúbal | 18 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | Boavista | 15 | (7) |
| 1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Amora | 4 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Montijo (player-coach) | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | União Tomar | ||
| 1983–1984 | Monte Caparica | ||
| 1984–1986 | Estrelas Faralhão | ||
| Total | 227 | (97) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1976 | Portugal | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista (18 October 1948 – 1 January 1999) was a Portuguese footballer. Mainly a second striker, he could also operate as an attacking midfielder.
During a 15-year professional career, which was marred by several problems of indiscipline, he played mostly for Vitória de Setúbal (two spells) and Benfica, gaining international recognition with the latter, for which he amassed official totals of 150 games and 62 goals (128 matches and 52 goals for Setúbal).