Vítor Damas
Introduction


**Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira** (8 October 1947 – 13 September 2003\), known as **Damas**, was a Portuguese [footballer](/wiki/Association_football "Association football") who played as a [goalkeeper](/wiki/Goalkeeper_%28association_football%29 "Goalkeeper (association football)").

His 23\-year professional career was mainly linked with [Sporting CP](/wiki/Sporting_CP "Sporting CP"), but he also played for three other teams, including [Racing de Santander](/wiki/Racing_de_Santander "Racing de Santander") in [La Liga](/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga").

A [Portugal international](/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") for 17 years, Damas represented the country at the [1986 World Cup](/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") and [Euro 1984](/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1984 "UEFA Euro 1984"), both in his mid\-to\-late 30s.


At what age did Damas participate in the mentioned tournaments?