António Simões

António Simões Costa, known as António Simões, is a Portuguese midfielder, born on 14 December 1943 in Corroios, Portugal. He joined Benfica from Almada AC in August 1959, and left for Boston Minutemen in January 1975.

In the matches on record, friendlies included, he played 464 matches for Benfica and scored 82 goals between 1961/62 and 1974/75. His first-team debut came on 20 September 1961 against Peñarol (Intercontinental Cup). With Benfica he won the Portuguese League (10), Portuguese Cup (4) and UEFA Champions League.