João Baptista Martins
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| Intro | Footballer | |
| A.K.A. | Joao Martins | |
| A.K.A. | Joao Martins | |
| Places | Portugal | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 3 September 1927, Sines | |
| Death | 18 November 1993Portugal (aged 66 years) |
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João Baptista Martins (3 September 1927 – 18 November 1993) was a Portuguese footballer who played for CUF Barreiro and Sporting CP.
In 1955, he scored the first goal in the history of the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League). It was on 4 September, the first day of the first edition of the tournament. Sporting played FK Partizan, from Yugoslavia, at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon. Martins scored the opener at 14'. The game would end in a 3-3 draw.