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Benfica Elite Training Soccer Camps

Benfica Elite Training Soccer Camps in Lisbon, Portugal, is a football camp program developed by Sport Lisboa e Benfica for youngsters boys born between 1998 and 2003 that want to develop and improve their sporting performance.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica will put at the participants disposal the knowledge and soccer programs that made it a world reference in the elite football training of young athletes.

This soccer / football program is only designed for those who play soccer in a soccer club and have a license in a club.

 

Benfica Football Club:

Benfica is the most successful Portuguese Soccer Club in terms of overall titles (72), being with the international trophies a total of 75 titles and the only one to have won all Portuguese competitions. They have won a record 34 Primeira Liga Portuguese titles (the first team to win the league undefeated), and 25 Portuguese Cup Titles.Internationally, Benfica won two consecutive European Cup titles (Actual UEFA Champion’s League) in 1961 and 1962.

Benfica FC was the club of Eusébio da Silva Ferreira. Eusébio is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. During his professional career, he scored 749 goals in 745 matches at club level and 41 goals for his national team, a total of 790 goals.

 

 

Methodology

The methodology applied in the Benfica Elite Training Camps will be the same that SL Benfica Football Club uses in the training of its soccer athletes, and that guarantees the sustainability of its professional squads.

Through specific training that Sport Lisboa e Benfica will provide, you will be able to develop your technical, tactical, physical and psychological skills.

Aspects like, running technique, relationship with the ball, tactical circulation and attacking and defensive game principles will be worked on daily in both an individual and collective context.

The training schedules will have a duration of 5 hours per day (Monday thru Friday), and will be developed by SL Benfica’s Youth Football Club coaches accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and UEFA.

There will be 3 categories (under-14 to under-19), each having specific technical-tactical training. In addition, you will also have the possibility of being observed and evaluated by Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s Technical and Scouting Departments.

Goalkeeper training also available during the camp.

Lisbon

With more than 20 centuries of history, Lisbon is the capital of Portugal since 1147. The Tagus, its natural light, monuments and typical neighborhoods offer this legendary city a genuine beauty that is highly appreciated by its visitors. Besides the historical imagery, Lisbon also is known for its rich cuisine, festivals, shopping centers, nightlife and fado, providing its visitors with varied experiences and services in an atmosphere of leisure and fun. Here are some touristic sites:

• Rossio
• Praça do Comércio
• Sé Patriarcal
• Torre Vasco da Gama
• Jardim da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
• Marquês de Pombal
• Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
• Centro Cultural de Belém
• Chiado
• Elevador de Santa Justa
• Igreja de Santa Engrácia/Panteão

• Parque Eduardo VII
• Jardim Botânico da Faculdade de Ciências
• Aqueduto das Águas Livres
• Padrão dos Descobrimentos
• Restauradores
• Castelo de São Jorge
• Santuário do Cristo Rei
• Jardins do Parque das Nações
• Basílica da Estrela
• Torre de Belém