Eusebio Di Francesco - Roma

eusebio  Name at birth: Eusebio da Silva FerreiraEusebio was born and raised in Mozambique, but in 1961 he began playing professional football for Benfica  Eusebio was simply a one-man-attack; speedy, skillful and powerful not too dependent of supply lines from midfield to be successful He caused trouble for all

The Mozambique-born forward, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, who would have turned 80 on January 25, tore up the rule book of what a striker A young man with a singular focus and drive to succeed, Eusebio emerged as a gifted midfielder for Valladolid where he became a first choice player very quickly

Portrait of Portuguese soccer player Eusebio as he poses with a Portuguese flag and a plaster bust in the Sport Club Portugues in the Ironbound  Roma's tactics inspired a clinical win over Chelsea when they were the English champions, as their then-manager Eusebio Di Francesco explains