Artur Fonte
Portuguese footballer
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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 | 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
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]