António Fernandes (18 June 1935 – 2 January 1992), known as Yaúca, was a former Portuguese

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who played as

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. In the summer of 1970 he played abroad in Canada's

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with Toronto First Portuguese. In his debut season with Toronto he assisted in securing the NSL Cup by scoring a goal against Toronto Hellas.

Career

Yaúca gained 10

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and scored 4 goals for

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. He made his debut 11 November 1959 in

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against

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, in a 3–5 defeat.

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* * * 1935 births Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.L. Benfica footballers Toronto First Portuguese players Canadian National Soccer League players Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada 1992 deaths 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub