Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a left back.

Club career

Born in

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, Fonte spent 12 seasons in the

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, playing 290 matches for F.C. Penafiel (three spells), C.F. Os Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 1980 whilst at the service of the first club, in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo. Also with Penafiel, in the 1988–89 campaign, Fonte appeared in a career-best 35 games to help his team to the 14th position. He retired at the age of 33, after one year in the lower leagues.

International career

Fonte represented

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at the 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and the

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from 26 August to 7 September 1979. It was the first FIFA tournament played in Asia. The tournament took place in four cities — Kob ...

Personal life

Fonte's sons,

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and Rui, are also professional footballers.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fonte, Artur 1959 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Penafiel players Vitória F.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players Portugal youth international footballers