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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,〔(Vítor Baptista. Não foi o maior mas podia muito bem ter sido (Vítor Baptista. Not the greatest but he could have been) ); IOnline, 19 July 2010 (in Portuguese)〕 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 (128/52 for Setúbal). ==Club career== After working in his teens as an electrician, Baptista started playing organized football at the age of 13 in his hometown of Setúbal, with local Vitória FC. Four years later he received his first callup to the Portuguese national junior team, managed by José Maria Pedroto, and scored 33 top division goals in his last two seasons with the club combined, included a career-best 22 in only 26 games in the 1970–71 campaign, with the ''Sadinos'' eventually finishing in fourth position and subsequently qualifying to the UEFA Cup;〔(Época 1970/71: Primeira Divisão (1970/71 season: First Division) ); Arquivos da Bola, 9 May 2007 (in Portuguese)〕 he also led the team to two consecutive domestic cup finals, winning the tournament in 1967. In the 1971 summer Baptista signed for S.L. Benfica, for a national record 3.000.000 escudos, in a deal which also included three players, including veteran José Torres.〔(Nº139 – Vítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista ); Vedeta ou Marreta?, 6 January 2009 (in Portuguese)〕 He made his official debut for the Eagles on 26 September, and netted in a 3–0 away win against former team Vitória, going on to be part of the squad that won 54 league matches out of 60 over the course of two seasons to win back-to-back national championships, with the player contributing with 17 goals in only 31 appearances;〔(Época 1971/72: Primeira Divisão (1971/72 season: First Division) ); Arquivos da Bola, 4 May 2007 (in Portuguese)〕〔(Época 1972/73: Primeira Divisão (1972/73 season: First Division) ); Arquivos da Bola, 27 April 2007 (in Portuguese)〕 his teammates during that timeframe included Humberto Coelho, Eusébio, Rui Jordão, Nené and António Simões. After helping Benfica win a further three leagues, amidst several bouts of erratic and unprofessional behaviour, Batista demanded a pay rise and a new Porsche in 1978, with the club's board of directors only accepting the latter. He then returned to Vitória de Setúbal, earning a monthly wage of only 100.000 escudos, six times less what he asked of his previous team.〔 He also played one season with Boavista FC (his 13th consecutive in the top division) before moving to the United States with the San Jose Earthquakes – upon invitation of former Benfica teammate Simões, who had previously played there – and notably partnering George Best at the California club. Batista returned home after a couple of weeks, in spite of being handed a US$2.5 million contract and a Corvette.〔 He retired from football in 1986 at nearly 38, after several seasons in amateur football, his last stop being Estrelas do Faralhão Futebol Clube; his Portuguese top division totals consisted of 224 games and 99 goals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vítor Baptista」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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