Eusebio 'Black Panther' Best Living Footballer ~ Top Greatest Player Football

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. IPA: [eu'zɛbiʊ dɐ 'siɫvɐ fɨ'ʁɐiɾɐ]) (born 25 January 1942 in Mozambique - then an Overseas Province of Portugal), popularly known simply as Eusébio, is a Portuguese former football forward of Mozambican origin. He helped the Portugal national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals (six of which were scored at Goodison Park) and was elected the European Footballer of the Year in 1965. He played at the club Benfica for 15 years, and is the team's all-time top scorer.
Nicknamed "The Black Panther", or "The Black Pearl", Eusébio scored 727 goals in 715 games. He is also known for his speed and his powerful, accurate right-footed strike. He is considered Benfica's and Portugal's most renowned player and the first world-class African striker. He was elected the 9th best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS. Pelé named Eusébio as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Portugal by the Portuguese Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years(Wikipedia)

Eusebio 'Black Panther' Best Living Footballer

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira won 10 Portuguese league titles, plus the 1962 European Cup with Benfica, scoring two goals in the final. He virtually single-handedly took Portugal to third place in the 1966 World Cup, scoring nine goals.(football-history.net)

Eusébio in action for Benfica against Ajax in 1969