Artur Fonte


Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Fonte spent 12 seasons in the Primeira Liga, playing a combined 290 matches for F.C. Penafiel, 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 Portugal at the 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Personal life

Fonte's sons, José and Rui, were also professional footballers.