mother prevented him from moving to Italy to train . At the age of 18 he left Mozambique and signed on with Benfica , but because his former team was a feeder for Benfica arch-rival Sporting Clube de Portugal , his move caused serious controversy , even fears of a plot to kidnap him . The excitement surrounding his Benfica debut was well founded ; his first time on the pitch for the tricolor was against Atletico Clube de Portugal in 1961 , and he tidily scored a hat-trick . Eusebio had a brilliant career at Benfica . Only a year after starting with the team , he was second in the Ballon D ' Or , and led the team to European Cup runner-up status in 1963 , ' 65 , and ' 68 . He won the Ballon D ' Or in 1965 , and won the first-ever Golden Boot award in 1968 . He capped off his Benfica career in 1975 . He retired in 1979 after a few years of on-and-off playing in the United States , and he now sits on the technical committee of the Portuguese national soccer team .
Number 7 : Lev Yashin Ask your average soccer fan who the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport is , and