Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão (born 25 January 1981) is a former Brazilian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Brazil

Artur Moraes started his career at

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. In 2003, he was loaned – and later signed – to Cruzeiro. For the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he was loaned to

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. He became first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006 season, ahead Kleber and

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. In the 2007 season, however, Édson Bastos became first choice.

Italy

On 4 January 2008, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Italian club

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after his contract with Cruzeiro had expired. On 30 January, he was loaned to

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. On 25 June 2008, Artur Moraes completed a transfer to

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from Siena with his teammate

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in an exchange deal which had Roma goalkeeper

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move to Siena in a co-ownership deal and Roma midfielder Ahmed Barusso loaned to the Tuscan-based club.

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, previously co-owned by Roma and Siena, became in effect a Siena player as part of the deal. Artur Moraes made his unofficial debut in Roma's first pre-season friendly of the 2008–09 season, a 3–1 defeat to Steaua București. In April 2009, he became temporary first-choice after an injury to starter Doni, edging ahead of

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and Pietro Pipolo. In the 2009–10 season, however, Artur Moraes was dropped, as the coach preferred Júlio Sérgio as first-choice, with

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and Doni his back-ups.

Portugal

Braga

In the summer 2010, Artur Moraes left for Portuguese side

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, as the club had recently lost starter

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and back-up

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. Artur Moraes initially served as the backup to

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as the

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third qualifying round, as new signing Quim was out injured. Artur then became Felipe's understudy, ahead of third-choice

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. After Felipe returned to Brazil in December, Artur became the first choice.

Benfica

On 16 May 2011, Artur Moraes signed a four-year deal with Benfica. He played consistently throughout his first season with Benfica, earning the nickname "King Artur". In the 2012–13 season, Artur Moraes' performances worsened with various mistakes against

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and in the Portuguese Cup final defeat to

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. Despite this, manager

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maintained his confidence on him. After a string of mistakes midway through the 2013–14 campaign, Jorge Jesus dropped him in favour of

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, and the latter went on to keep several

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in his first starts, notably in a 2–0 home win against Porto. He ended the season in the bench, and was told to look for a new club. After Oblak's departure to

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, Artur Moraes regained his place in the starting XI in the

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, being an important part in the victory over

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, saving three penalties in the shootout. On 31 August 2014, in a Lisbon derby, Artur Moraes erred by giving the ball away to

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striker

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, who scored the equalizer. On 16 September 2014, in the first matchday of the 2014–15 Champions League

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, against

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he was

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in the 18th minute for a

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outside of the box. On 30 June 2015, he left Benfica as his contract expired.

Osmanlıspor / Chapecoense

On 11 July 2015, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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. On 19 January 2017, he returned to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Chapecoense.

Club statistics

Honours

Paulista *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

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Cruzeiro *

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Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 2003, 2004 Coritiba *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

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Braga *

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: Runner-up

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Benfica *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...

: 2013–14 *

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: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: Runner-up

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, 2013–14 Chapecoense *

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: 2017

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artur Moraes 1981 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players A.C. Cesena players A.S. Roma players S.C. Braga players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Aves players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie A players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Turkey Association football goalkeepers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal People from Leme, São Paulo