| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Porato | ||
| Date of birth | September 19, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RC Paris | |||
| 1989–1992 | Toulon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1993 | Toulon | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Monaco | 19 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Marseille | 59 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Monaco | 37 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Créteil-Lusitanos (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Ajaccio | 68 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Alavés | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Xerez | 33 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stéphane Porato (born September 19, 1973 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a retired French footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
In his country, Porato represented Sporting Toulon, AS Monaco FC, Olympique de Marseille (where he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final, after relegating Germany international Andreas Köpke to the bench), US Créteil-Lusitanos and AC Ajaccio, mainly as a backup or starting in the second division. On November 13, 1999, he earned his sole cap for France, appearing in a 3–0 friendly win with Croatia.
In late October 2006, as he had already moved to Spain, with second division's Deportivo Alavés, following Ajaccio's relegation, Porato had a trial at Chelsea in view of signing as third-choice after the long-term skull injury to Petr Čech, but was not signed eventually.[1]
Porato moved to Xerez CD, in the same country and category, for 2007–08. A starter in his first year, he lost the job in the following, as the Andalusians achieved a first ever top level promotion, being released in July 2009.