Bento dead
Afp, Lisbon
Former Portugal goalkeeper Manuel Galrinho Bento, whose international career stretched from 1972 to 1992, died in hospital here on Thursday, local media reported. Bento won 63 caps and "was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Portuguese football", said sports daily A Bola. Bento played in the 1986 World Cup and the 1984 European championships where Portugal were beaten in the semifinals by France. He also won eight league titles with Benfica. He was last seen in public on Wednesday at a party to celebrate Benfica's 103rd anniversary. The cause of Bento's death was not revealed.
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