Artur Fonte

Artur Fonte
Personal information
Full name Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte
Date of birth (1959-08-08) 8 August 1959
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
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 Atlético Malveira 4 (0)
Total 294 (3)
International career
1977–1978 Portugal U18 16 (0)
1979 Portugal U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Fonte spent 12 seasons in the Primeira Liga, playing 290 matches for F.C. Penafiel (three spells), C.F. Os Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal.[1] 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.

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

  1. ↑ Pereira, David (24 November 2023). "Onze ideal de jogadores que passaram por Vitória FC e FC Penafiel" [All-star team of players with Vitória FC and FC Penafiel spells]. Imediato (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Época 1988/89: Primeira Divisão" [1988/89 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Roseiro, Bruno (20 May 2017). "Portugal no Mundial Sub-20: quem, quando e onde? Um guia para a competição" [Portugal at the Under-20 World Cup: who, when and where? A guide for the competition]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Calhau, Pedro (17 February 2015). "Rui Fonte só "precisa de confiança para abrir o livro"" [Rui Fonte only "needs confidence to open the book"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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