António Martins (footballer)

António Martins
Personal information
Full name	António Rodrigues Martins
Date of birth	27 July 1913
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death	unknown
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1934–1938	Sporting CP
1938–1947	Benfica
Total
International career
1942	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Rodrigues Martins (born 27 July 1913, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Lisbon, Martins arrived at Sporting CP in 1934, as a 21-year-old, spending the first two seasons in the reserve squad. With Azevedo as undisputed starter, and four league matches in two seasons, he left the Lions in 1938, to join Benfica.^[1]

In his first season, he beat Amaro for the keeper position, debuting on 2 October 1938 in a loss against his former team.^[2] Over the course of nine seasons, he added more than 140 appearances, winning three league titles,^[1] until he lost his place to Rosa in 1946, after representing the club on 265 matches.^[3]^[2] He received one cap, in a 3–0 win against Switzerland on 1 January 1942.^[4]