Stéphane Porato

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| name = Stéphane Porato

| image =

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| full_name = Stéphane Patrick Porato{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8835 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de junio de 2009, en Vigo |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 20 June 2009, in Vigo |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |language=es |archive-url=https://archive.ph/uzFys |archive-date=16 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|9|19|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2886.html |title=Stéphane Porato |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=fr}}

| birth_place = Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 = 1989–1992

| youthclubs1 = RC Paris

| youthclubs2 = Toulon

| years1 = 1992–1993

| years2 = 1993–1998

| years3 = 1998–2000

| years4 = 2000–2004

| years5 = 2002–2003

| years6 = 2004–2006

| years7 = 2006–2007

| years8 = 2007–2009

| clubs1 = Toulon

| clubs2 = Monaco

| clubs3 = Marseille

| clubs4 = Monaco

| clubs5 = → Créteil-Lusitanos (loan)

| clubs6 = Ajaccio

| clubs7 = Alavés

| clubs8 = Xerez

| caps1 = 2

| caps2 = 19

| caps3 = 59

| caps4 = 37

| caps5 = 26

| caps6 = 68

| caps7 = 22

| caps8 = 33

| totalcaps = 266

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1999

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Stéphane Patrick Porato (born 19 September 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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.[http://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Tableaux-de-bord-apres-France Tableaux de bord 738 après France-Croatie (0–0) (Dashboard 738 after France-Croatia (0–0))]; Chroniques Bleues, 30 March 2011 (in French)

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.[https://archive.today/20120906091212/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2006/20061023_092107Dev.html Stéphane Porato à l'essai à Chelsea (Stéphane Porato on trial at Chelsea)]; L'Équipe, 23 October 2006 (in French) Eventually, nothing came of it.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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.[http://www.diariodejerez.es/xerezcd/portero-ascenso_0_707029435.html El portero del ascenso (The promotion's goalkeeper)]; Diario de Jerez, 15 June 2013 (in Spanish)

Honours

Monaco

Trophée des Champions: 2000{{cite news |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2000-07-22/as-monaco-fc-vs-fc-nantes/1193380/ |title=AS Monaco FC 0:0 (6 : 5 P) FC Nantes Atlantique |publisher=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=6 January 2020}}