Arnaldo Freitas (born August 6, 1952) is a Portuguese former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Arnaldo played at the youth level with Sp. Madeira in 1967. In 1974, he played in the

Segunda Divisão The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa (English language, English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a association football, football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the secon ...

with

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Lig ...

, and assisted in securing promotion to the

Primeira Divisão The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

in 1977. In 1978, he returned to the Segunda Divisão to play with C.D. Montijo, and later with Académico Viseu, and C.D. Nacional. In 1982, he returned to the Primeira Divisão to play with

Amora F.C. Amora Futebol Clube, commonly known as simply as Amora, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Amora, Setúbal. The club was founded on the 1 May 1921 and its founders were Mário de Carvalho, Guilherme Pestana, João Baptista, Julião Ga ...

and played three seasons with the club. In 1986, he played abroad in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

with Toronto First Portuguese.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freitas, Arnaldo 1952 births Living people Association football defenders Portuguese footballers C.S. Marítimo players C.D. Montijo players Académico de Viseu F.C. players C.D. Nacional players Amora F.C. players Toronto First Portuguese players Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Canadian National Soccer League players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada