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Fortes
Fortes is a family name in mostly Portuguese-speaking countries. Famous people named Fortes include: * Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901–1966), known as ''Fortes'', Brazilian international footballer. * Alberto Fortes (born 1958), Spanish-German author and chef. *Alvin Fortes (born 1994), Dutch footballer. * Amâncio José Pinto Fortes (born 1990), Angolan football midfielder . * Carlos Fortes (footballer, born 1974), Dutch footballer. * Carlos Manuel Santos Fortes (born 1994), Portuguese footballer. *Corsino Fortes (born 1933), Cape Verdean poet. * Eddy Fortes (born 1950), Rotterdam-based Cape-Verdean rapper. * Emanuel Fortes (born 1970), Brazilian former international freestyle swimmer. * Enrique Fortes (born 1947), Cuban volleyball player. * Fábio Fortes (born 1992), Portuguese footballer. * Felisberto Fortes (1927–2013), Portuguese rower. *Filipe Fortes, Brazilian Businessman and Investor. * Hermínia da Cruz Fortes (1941—2010), Cape Verdean singer. * Jeffrey Fortes (born 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Manuel Santos Fortes
Carlos Manuel dos Santos Fortes (born 9 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Indonesian club PSIS Semarang as a forward. Club career Braga Born in Charneca, Lisbon metropolitan area, Fortes started his senior career in Spain with Racing Santander's reserves in the Tercera División. He then returned to Portugal after signing with Braga, being assigned to their B team and spending two full seasons in the Segunda Liga with them, scoring 11 goals in 2015–16. Fortes played his only competitive match with the first team on 13 March 2016, featuring 90 minutes in the 3–0 away loss against Belenenses in the Primeira Liga. He split the 2016–17 campaign on loan, with Şanlıurfaspor (Turkish TFF First League) and Vizela (Portuguese second division); a permanent move was later agreed with the latter club. Romania In the following years, Fortes plied his trade in Romania, appearing for Gaz Metan Mediaș and Universitatea Craiova. He scored his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Fortes
Joseph Seraphim Fortes (9 February 1863 – 4 February 1922) was a British-Canadian lifeguard. He was a prominent figure in the early history of Vancouver, and the city's first official lifeguard. Early life Joe Fortes was born in 1863 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. His father was a Barbadian "of full African blood" and his mother was "entirely or largely" Spanish or Portuguese. At 17 Fortes left Trinidad for England. Residing for five years in Liverpool, he learned to swim at St George’s Baths, where he became a swimmer and diver of some note. He won a three-mile race across the Mersey River, received a gold medal for life-saving, and exhibited his talents as part of an 11-person swim team in a tour of English and French seaside resorts. In 1884 he sailed around Cape Horn from Liverpool on the ''Robert Kerr'', arriving in Burrard Inlet, a coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, in September 1885. His name occurs repeatedly in the ship's log as Seraphim Fortes. Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fábio Fortes
Fábio Fortes Moreira (born 8 March 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lusitânia. Club career Born in Lisbon, Fortes joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 10. He finished his development at Real S.C. also in the capital's metropolitan area. Fortes signed for Vitória S.C. in June 2011. He never represented the club officially, being loaned to C.D. Trofense and SC Mirandela and making his professional debut in the Segunda Liga with the former side. After further third-division spells with Santa Maria FC, Lusitano FCV and Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Fortes returned to the second tier in June 2016, on a two-year contract at F.C. Penafiel. He scored 11 goals in his first season to help his team to the fifth place, adding eight in the second. Fortes and F.C. Arouca were relegated to division three at the end of 2018–19. On 8 March 2020, he scored four times in a 9–0 home rout of Ginásio Figueirense; the campaign, shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsino Fortes
Corsino António Fortes (14 February 1933 – 24 July 2015) was a Cape Verdean writer, poet and diplomat. He served as the first Ambassador of Cape Verde to Portugal from 1975 until 1981 following his country's independence. Biography Fortes was born in Mindelo on Cape Verde's São Vicente island in 1933. He is a graduate in law of the University of Lisbon (1966), chaired the ''Association of Cape Verde Writers'' (2003-2006) and is the author of some of the most significant works of Cape Verdean literature. He has worked as a teacher and a lawyer and he served as Cape Verde's ambassador to Portugal. He was a judge in Angola in the capital Luanda and Benguela and joined several governments in the Cape Verde Republic. He represented the PAICV. Corsino Fortes's first book ''Pão & Fonema'' (Bread & Phoneme), which appeared in 1974, made an immediate impact. 1974 was a momentous year for Portugal and its African colonies as it was the year in which the authoritarian Estado Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Fortes
Alvin Fortes (born 25 April 1994) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a winger for Ratchaburi. Club career Born in Rotterdam, Fortes played for Sparta Rotterdam, UVS and Feyenoord's youth setups before joining SV Heinenoord in June 2013. However, in July, he was spotted by Nike Academy's program ''The Chance'', and was assigned to their squad. On 4 September 2013, Fortes signed his first pro deal, joining Finnish Kakkonen side Palloseura Kemi Kings. He appeared in six matches for the club, scoring once, as his side narrowly missed out promotion. In March 2014, Fortes was about to join FC Dordrecht, being initially assigned to their youth setup, but the deal later collapsed. In August, he moved to RKC Waalwijk. Fortes made his professional debut on 22 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away win against FC Den Bosch for the Eerste Divisie championship. He scored his first goal on 17 October, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against SC T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meyer Fortes
Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI (25 April 1906 – 27 January 1983) was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana. Originally trained in psychology, Fortes employed the notion of the "person" into his structural-functional analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship setting a standard for studies on African social organization. His celebrated book, ''Oedipus and Job in West African Religion'' (1959), fused his two interests and set a standard for comparative ethnology. He also wrote extensively on issues of the first born, kingship, and divination. Life Fortes received his anthropological training from Charles Gabriel Seligman at the London School of Economics. Fortes also trained with Bronisław Malinowski and Raymond Firth. Along with contemporaries A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, Sir Edmund Leach, Audrey Richards, and Lucy Mair, Fortes held strong functionalist views that insisted upon empirical evidence in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Fortes
Francisco "Paco" Fortes Calvo (born 4 January 1955) is a Spanish former football forward and manager. Even though he also played for Barcelona, his career was mainly associated with Farense in Portugal, either as a player or manager. Playing career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Fortes emerged through local FC Barcelona's youth ranks, going on to spend four years with the first team and also being loaned one season to CD Málaga. He only featured regularly for the former in 1975–76 – 23 matches, three goals – adding 11 UEFA Cup appearances with three goals in two separate campaigns. He made his La Liga debut on 5 October 1975 at the age of 20, in a 3–0 home win against Granada CF. Released by the ''Blaugrana'' in 1979, Fortes signed for neighbours RCD Español, staying with the club for three seasons. Subsequently, he joined Real Valladolid still in the top flight, going on to appear in 175 games and score 14 goals in the competition. He earned his only cap for Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Fortes
Juan Alberto Fortes Gutiérrez, known as Alberto Fortes, is a Spanish author and chef residing in Frankfurt, Germany. Fortes combines his professional activity with the promotion of Spanish culture and gastronomy. He participates in food festivals, seminars, workshops, lectures and conferences and international promotional events. Promoting healthy eating habits, his work is based on nutrition research and culinary creativity, combining the Mediterranean diet with the Japanese diet. He also works on creating new products or healthy foods, often with the use of extra virgin olive oil. Fortes contributed articles and photographs to newspapers and wrote books about art and gastronomy. He collaborates with internationally renowned architects and takes an active role in the design of furniture, dinnerware and clothes. Biography Fortes is a recognized chef who worked with several of the best Spanish and international chefs. In 2002 he gave up his work as an art expert and other bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Fortes
Nicholas Fortes (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Fortes attended DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida. Undrafted out of high school, he attended the University of Mississippi and played college baseball for the Rebels. In his junior season at Ole Miss, he hit .319/.435/.519 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB draft. Professional career He began his professional career in 2018 by splitting the season between the GCL Marlins, the Batavia Muckdogs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers, hitting a combined .226/.346/.258 with no home runs and 11 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, hitting .217/.293/.308 with 3 home runs and 29 RBIs. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He split the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Fortes
Nicholas Fortes (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Fortes attended DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida. Undrafted out of high school, he attended the University of Mississippi and played college baseball for the Rebels. In his junior season at Ole Miss, he hit .319/.435/.519 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB draft. Professional career He began his professional career in 2018 by splitting the season between the GCL Marlins, the Batavia Muckdogs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers, hitting a combined .226/.346/.258 with no home runs and 11 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, hitting .217/.293/.308 with 3 home runs and 29 RBIs. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He split t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odaïr Fortes
''This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.'' Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes (born 31 March 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Régional 1 club Reims Saint-Anne and the Cape Verde national team. Career Fortes was born in Praia to four brothers and sisters, he immigrated to the neighbourhood of Moulin-Vert in Vitry-sur-Seine in the Paris area in 2004. His first French club was UJA Alfortville where he spent three seasons first in the Paris-Île-de-France Division d'Honneur in 2007 and then CFA2 in 2008 he moved to Stade de Reims, in his first season, he played 23 matches in Ligue 2 and the club was relegated to the National level. In the 2009–10 season, he scored two goals in the first seven matches and Reims finished 2nd and returned to Ligue 2 in the following season, the club finished second in the 2011–12 season and participated into Ligue 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Fortes Rodríguez
José Fortes Rodríguez (born 13 March 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender for AZ and RBC Roosendaal in the Netherlands. He was known as a fierce defender, but saw his career cut short due to injuries and controversial episodes. Career Fortes Rodríguez was suspended by his former club RBC in November 2005, after saying in an interview that referee René Temmink shared features with a person suffering from Down syndrome. He was released in 2006 after the club had relegated from the Eredivisie. After football Since retiring from football in 2006, Fortes Rodríguez has worked as a scout for his former club AZ. He began working as an assistant to football agent Mino Raiola in May 2015, and helped broker deals for Steven Berghuis Steven Berghuis (born 19 December 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder. Berghui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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