António Augusto da Silva Veloso (born 31 January 1957) is a Portuguese former footballer who played most of his professional career with Benfica.

A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he spent a decade and a half at his main club, and was team captain from 1988 to 1995.

Born in São João da Madeira, Veloso started playing football with his hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense, then moved to S.C. Beira-Mar for a further two seasons.

Anderlecht 2–1 on aggregate[4] and, most notably, in the 1987–88 European Cup final, where he missed the penalty shootout attempt that gave PSV Eindhoven the win (6–5).

He played at UEFA Euro 1984 where the national team reached the semi-finals,[10] and was left outside the 1986 World Cup squad due to a doping test, which was later proved to be fake.