Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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. 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
editFonte represented Portugal at the 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
Personal life
editFonte's sons, José and Rui, were also professional footballers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Artur Fonte at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Artur Fonte national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Artur Fonte – FIFA competition record (archived)