Cosme Damião, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cosme Damião

Player and coach of S.L. Benfica

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1885

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1947

Profession: association football manager, association football player, journalist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Cosme Damião (2 November 1885 – 12 June 1947) was a Portuguese football player-coach for S.L.
Benfica.He is remembered as the main force behind the birth of Benfica and one of the first great Portuguese football players.
Benfica's yearly awards, presented to its athletes for outstanding performance, are named after him: Galardão (Award) Cosme Damião.
The Benfica museum is also named in his honour.