Octávio Joaquim Coelho Machado (born 6 May 1949) is a Portuguese former football defensive midfielder and manager.
Club career Born in Palmela, Setúbal District,Octávio, o «Palmelão» (Octávio, the "guy from Palmela"); Record, 17 June 2001 (in Portuguese) Machado was a leading player for Vitória de Setúbal and FC Porto during the 1970s, winning two Primeira Liga titles with the latter even though he missed the entire 1978–79 due to injury.O percurso de Octávio Machado (Octávio Machado's career); Record, 14 June 2001 (in Portuguese) Over the course of 15 top-division seasons, he achieved totals of 307 games and 25 goals; with the latter side, he was also involved in an internal dispute which resulted in the departure of 15 players, along with manager José Maria Pedroto and director of football Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.FC Porto. O Verão quente de 1980, que esfriou a relação no futebol (FC Porto. 1980's hot summer, when football relations turned cold); I, 6 August 2010 (in Portuguese)«Nos treinos do FC Porto a malta agredia gratuitamente os reforços» ("In FC Porto trainings the guys would whoop the new signings' asses for free"); Mais Futebol, 20 March 2020 (in Portuguese)
After retiring at the age of 34 with his first club, Machado went on to become an assistant manager to Artur Jorge, joining his Porto staff for the 1984–85 campaign.«Dois meses no Benfica e naturalizei-me, no Porto nem em dois anos» ("Two months at Benfica and I became naturalised, not in two years would it happen at Porto"); Mais Futebol, 7 April 2020 (in Portuguese) There, he won two leagues in a row and the 1987 European Cup, remaining alongside Jorge into the 1990s when he finally became a head coach, managing both Porto and Sporting CP.
International career Machado earned 20 caps for the Portugal national team, scoring once. His first appearance was on 21 November 1971, in a 1–1 draw with Belgium for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers.Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses (Complete list of Portuguese internationals); Mais Futebol, 18 February 2004 (in Portuguese)
Machado's last international was against Poland on 29 October 1977 in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, a 1–1 draw.
Post-retirement After retiring from football, Machado started a private business activity in agriculture, and was involved in local politics in his hometown of Palmela.Octávio Machado: “Sporting pediu-me para pensar se queria integrar a estrutura” (Octávio Machado: "Sporting asked me to think if I wanted to be part of the organigram"); Observador, 1 July 2015 (in Portuguese)
Honours Player Vitória Setúbal Taça de Portugal runner-up: 1972–73
Porto Primeira Liga: 1977–78 Taça de Portugal: 1976–77; runner-up: 1977–78, 1979–80
Manager Sporting CP Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995 Taça de Portugal runner-up: 1995–96
Porto Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001Jorge Jesus num universo que só ele domina (Jorge Jesus in a universe ruled by him and no one else); SAPO, 10 August 2015 (in Portuguese)
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