Background
He was born in Lisbon, Portugal.
He was born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Chairman of Benfica In October 1997, Vale e Azevedo became the 31st president of South.L. Benfica, the youngest ever. During his three-year presidency, Benfica ran up huge debts and at times was unable to pay taxes or players" salaries. Prosecutors also investigated 14 counts of embezzlement.
These included allegations that he kept $1 million from the transfer of Sergei Ovchinnikov from Benfica to Alverca Football Club. In 2001, the then 45-year-old lawyer, was under house arrest in Portugal.
Prosecutors, who feared he would flee the country or tamper with evidence, obtained his imprisonment the previous month. Emigration to the United Kingdom On 12 November 2012, Azevedo was detained in London.
