Artur Fonte
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1978 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | Vila Real | ||
1980–1982 | Penafiel | 55 | (1) |
1982–1983 | Vitória Setúbal | 6 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Penafiel | 31 | (0) |
1984–1988 | Belenenses | 99 | (2) |
1988–1992 | Penafiel | 99 | (0) |
1992 | Valpaços | ||
1993 | Atlético Malveira | ||
Total | 290 | (3) | |
National team | |||
1977–1978 | Portugal U18 | 16 | (0) |
1979 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a left back.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Fonte played 12 seasons in the Primeira Liga, appearing in a combined 290 games for F.C. Penafiel (three spells), C.F. Os Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 1980 whilst at the service of the first club, in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo.[1]
Also with Penafiel, in the 1988–89 campaign, Fonte appeared in a career-best 35 games to help his team to the 14th position.[2] He retired at the age of 33, after one year in the lower leagues.
International career
Fonte represented Portugal at the 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
Personal life
Fonte's sons, José and Rui, were also professional footballers.[4]
References
- ↑ "Penafiel 1–0 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 23 August 1980. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ "Época 1988/89: Primeira Divisão" [1988/89 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ Artur Fonte – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Rui Fonte só «precisa de confiança para abrir o livro»" [Rui Fonte only «needs confidence to open the book»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
External links
- Artur Fonte at TheFinalBall.com
- Artur Fonte at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)