Career
He enjoyed a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in 12 of his 13 first division seasons. Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Empire from a white colonial family, Águas started his footballing career with local team Lusitano do Lobito, before moving to South.L. Benfica in 1950 where he gained legendary status. In the years previous to Eusébio"s explosion he was also instrumental in the club"s back-to-back European Cup conquests, in 1961 against Football Club Barcelona (3–2), and the next season against Real Madrid (5–3), scoring his team"s first goal on both occasions and being club captain.
He failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition after the 1–2 defeat to A.C. (before Christ) Milan in the 1963 final (he did not play).
After leaving Benfica, Águas, aged 33, played one more season for FK Austria Wien, retiring the next summer. He died in Lisbon, at the age of 70.
Águas made his debut for Portugal on 23 November 1952, in a 1–1 draw with Austria, and went on to gain a total of 25 caps while scoring 11 times. His last appearance was on 17 May 1962, a 1–2 defeat against Belgium.