Stéphane Porato
French footballer (born 1973)
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Stéphane Patrick Porato (born 19 September 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Patrick Porato[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1973[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes,[2] Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| 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) |
| Total | 266 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
In his country Porato represented Sporting Toulon, AS Monaco FC, Olympique de Marseille (where he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final), US Créteil-Lusitanos and AC Ajaccio, mainly as a backup or starting in the second division. On 13 November 1999 he earned his sole cap for France, appearing in a 3–0 friendly win with Croatia.[3]
In late October 2006, as he had already moved to Spain with second level's Deportivo Alavés, following Ajaccio's relegation from Ligue 1, Porato had a trial at Chelsea in view of signing as third-choice after the long-term skull injury to Petr Čech.[4] Eventually, nothing came of it.[citation needed]
Porato joined Xerez CD, in the same country and tier, for the 2007–08 season. A starter in his first year, he lost the job in the following as the Andalusians achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion, being released in July 2009.[5]
Honours
Monaco
