Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM ( European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsilvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ] ; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the " Black Panther ", [3] the " Black Pearl " [4] or " O Rei " ("The King"), [5] [6] was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker . more