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Former Portuguese soccer player Fernando Chalana passed away this Wednesday at the age of 63, Benfica announced in a statement published online.
“Fernando Chalana, our Little Genius, passed away at the age of 63 in the early hours of Wednesday, August 10,” the statement read.
“One of the great and eternal names of the Mystique of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, came to the Club at the age of 15 and represented it, first as a player, for 13 seasons (1974-1984 and 1987-1990), and then, for many years. years, as a technical element linked to football”, describes the red club.
“Natural do Barreiro, where he was born on February 10, 1959, Fernando Chalana officially wore the Sacred Mantle for the first time on March 7, 1976, when he was just 17 years and 25 days old. Until that date, nobody so young had ever played in the Portuguese 1st Division”.
Source: Observadora
