Artur Fonte
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Artur Fonte
| image =
| fullname = Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|8|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| height = 1.69 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1973–1978 | youthclubs1 = Sporting CP
| years1 = 1978–1980 | clubs1 = Vila Real | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1980–1982 | clubs2 = Penafiel | caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1982–1983 | clubs3 = Vitória Setúbal | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1983–1984 | clubs4 = Penafiel | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1984–1988 | clubs5 = Belenenses | caps5 = 99 | goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1988–1992 | clubs6 = Penafiel | caps6 = 99 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1992 | clubs7 = Atlético Malveira | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 294 | totalgoals = 3
| nationalyears1 = 1977–1978 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U18 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1979 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U20 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
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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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=9197|title=Penafiel 1–0 Marítimo|publisher=Zerozero|language=pt|date=23 August 1980|access-date=24 April 2017}}
Also with Penafiel, in the 1988–89 campaign, Fonte appeared in a career-best 35 games to help his team to the 14th position.{{cite web|url=https://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/epoca-198889-primeira-divisao/|title=Época 1988/89: Primeira Divisão|trans-title=1988/89 season: First Division|publisher=Arquivos da Bola|language=pt|date=22 July 2007|access-date=26 April 2017}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2017/05/20/portugal-no-mundial-sub-20-quem-quando-e-onde-um-guia-para-a-competicao/|title=Portugal no Mundial Sub-20: quem, quando e onde? Um guia para a competição|trans-title=Portugal at the Under-20 World Cup: who, when and where? A guide for the competition|newspaper=Observador|first=Bruno|last=Roseiro|language=pt|date=20 May 2017|access-date=22 April 2023}}
Personal life
Fonte's sons, José and Rui, are also professional footballers.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/figura-da-jornada/belenenses/rui-fonte-so-precisa-de-confianca-para-abrir-o-livro|title=Rui Fonte só "precisa de confiança para abrir o livro"|trans-title=Rui Fonte only "needs confidence to open the book"|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Pedro|last=Calhau|language=pt|date=17 February 2015|access-date=24 April 2017}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ForaDeJogo|195908080001}}
- {{FPF national player|188867}}
- {{FIFA player|192381}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fonte, Artur}}
Category:20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Lisbon
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Segunda Divisão players
Category:F.C. Penafiel players