Artur Augusto was a Portuguese

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 forward. Artur Augusto played for the

Portugal national football team The Portugal national football team ( pt, Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in international men's football competition since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the gover ...

in its inaugural match, a friendly against Spain in Madrid on 18 December 1921. He was the only player from the city of

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

included in the squad and became FC Porto's first international. His brother, Alberto Augusto, was also a Portuguese international footballer.

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* * Portuguese footballers Association football forwards S.L. Benfica footballers FC Porto players Portugal international footballers 1896 births {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub