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him as an honorary physician. He
was the team doctor for the team
Belenenses and was also appointed
as honorary associate of “The Belen-
enses” (1984), and also of the Ginásio
Club Figueirense (1991). In 1992 he
received the Medal of Honor of Sports
Merit awarded by the Ministry of
Education (1992). Also, Prof. José Neto
honoured him in his Sports Medicine
Journeys held in Paços de Ferreira.
More recently, in 2015, he received the
awards at the 1 st Gala Gold organized
by FPF (photo). His body now rests in
peace in the cemetery of the Alto de
João João, in Lisbon, but his spirit and
his memory will continue among us.
Dr. Basil Ribeiro
Rev. Medicina Desportiva informa, 2018; 9(3):8-9
Dr. Fernando Gomes,
Presidente da FPF
Dr. Camacho
Vieira... here,
with us forever
Dr. Camacho Vieira is dead. He was
92 years old. He had 92 years of life
full of competence, friendship and
humanity. We got poorer. I didn’t
know him as a doctor, but only as a
person. He always spoke to me with
an open smile, expressing a great
kindness. He was an educated man,
a scholar, and an artist. He liked
to sing and in Coimbra he was the
first tenor in the academic choir
and later belonged to the academic
Tuna. But the fado of Coimbra was
his great passion. He really liked the
fado of Coimbra and he recorded
his Fados from 1953 until 2004, the
year that was produced the work
A. Camacho – Enchanted Coimbra.
Several dozens of compositions
were part of his repertoire. The
first serenade broadcasted alive on
the radio for all the country was in
1946 with his participation. In 2011
was published the photobiography
“The song and music of Coimbra”
by Manuel Marques Inácio. Also, in
Fado there was goodness and sim-
plici ty. The city Council of Coimbra
recognized his cultural merit (2005).
The club Académica honors him in
8 may 2018 www.revdesportiva.pt
2013 before the start of a football
game.
Dr. Camacho specializes in ortho-
pedics and sports medicine. He was
the team doctor at the Portuguese
Football Federation (FPF) for 38 years!
With the masseur João Silva he got
on the pitch hundreds of times to
take care of the players, on the begin-
ning in sprint and later at the rhythm
of his stiff joints. He lived moments
of sadness, glory and professional
success. He saved lives. Once it was
the life of a journalist of the news-
paper Diário de Notícias. It was in
Germany, on October 16 th , 1985. The
player Carlos Manuel made that fave-
lous shot “off the street” and scored a
monumental goal. Portugal was in for
the world Championship in Mexico
after being absent for two decades.
The journalist’s heart couldn’t handle
it, he suffered a acute myocardial
infarction. It was in the locker room
that Dr. Camacho used the defibrilla-
tor and saved a life. What a glory, Dr.
Camacho! There were two victories
on the same night.
His life of competence and dedica-
tion made him to earn several honors.
The Portuguese President awarded
him as Commander of the Order
of Merit (1994). FPF distinguished
In my name and on behalf of the
Portuguese Football Federation I
would like to express my sense of
regret for the disappearance of the
Dr Augusto Camacho Vieira. His
professional competence and his
human qualities contributed to
enhance the Portuguese Football
Federation and the Portuguese foot-
ball. With an extreme education and
a recognized artistic spirit, it leaves
to the country an enormous legacy
of joy, humility and friendliness.
On behalf of FPF, I send the deepest
condolences to the bereaved family
and to all the friends of Dr. Camacho
Vieira. (Source: FPF website)
Dr. Augusto Roxo
Augusto Camacho Vieira was born in
Godinhela, small village of Vila Nova,
Miranda do Corvo, on 12/11/1926.
His childhood and adolescence were
passed in the Figueira da Foz, then
he came to Coimbra to attend medi-
cine, and lived at the Real República
Palácio da Loucura. In that time,
he gained fame as a singer of fado
of Coimbra, dedicating himself
until the end of his life, produc-
ing a discography of value. After
he graduated, he headed to Lisbon