Fehér: eternal bonds of gratitude

This Tuesday, February 25, marks 11 years since the death of one of the most iconic captains in the history of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. On a day marked by immense longing, we remember Mário Coluna, the eternal leader who became a two-time European champion with an eagle on his chest, an emblem for which he also won 10 National Championships and 6 Portuguese Cups. A Sacred Monster... Unforgettable, Mr. Coluna!

José Augusto opened the scoring, António Simões made it solid with the fourth goal and Pérides helped fill the pitch in SL Benfica's biggest ever win against Real Madrid, 5-1 - which was also the meringues' first ever defeat in the European Cup. On February 24, 1965, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition that would evolve into the Champions League, the Estádio da Luz hosted an iconic European night for the Glorioso. The three legends, 60 years later, listened to Emissora Nacional's commentary of the game and relived the magical moments in their own detail. 

Little Genius to many, simply Chalana to others, one of the most remarkable and iconic football players in the centenary history of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. This Monday, February 10, marks the 66th anniversary of the birth of Fernando Chalana, who wore the Manto Sagrado for 13 seasons (1974/75 to 1983/84 and 1987/88 to 1989/90) and left us on August 10, 2022. Forever in our hearts!

This Saturday, January 25, marks 21 years since the death of Miki Fehér. Since the fateful night when he fell lifeless on the pitch of the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, in Guimarães, the Glorioso's eternal number 29 has become a symbol of the collective memory of the Benfiquista Family and there have been countless tributes from the Club to the former Hungarian player, immortalized in a bust on display at Gate 18 of the Estádio da Luz. Always one of us, Miki!

To mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Miklós Fehér, who fell lifeless on January 25, 2004, on the pitch of the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium, where the Vitória SC-Benfica match was taking place, the eternal number 29 was honored on Sunday afternoon, February 4. In the presence of his parents, his sister, the Hungarian ambassador to Portugal, the chairman of the General Assembly, Fernando Seara, and Simão Sabrosa, the club's director for International Relations, a wreath was laid at the bust of the forward in the atrium of Gate 18 of the Estádio da Luz. The emotional moment was punctuated with a heartfelt applause in memory of Miklós Fehér. Always one of us!

Eternally in the memory of the Benfiquistas, Miklós Fehér died two decades ago, on January 25, 2004. The Hungarian forward fell inanimate on the pitch of Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, during the Vitória SC-Benfica match, and ended up not resisting a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The tributes to our former player multiplied and the smile with which he said goodbye to all of us, as we remember in the BTV report, will never be forgotten!