| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Vila Real | ||
| 1980–1982 | Penafiel | 55 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | Vitória Setúbal | 6 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Penafiel | 31 | (0) |
| 1984–1988 | Belenenses | 99 | (2) |
| 1988–1992 | Penafiel | 99 | (0) |
| 1992 | Atlético Malveira | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 294 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Portugal U18 | 16 | (0) |
| 1979 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back.
Born in Lisbon, Fonte spent 12 seasons in the Primeira Liga, 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. [1]
Also with Penafiel, in the 1988–89 campaign, Fonte appeared in a career-best 35 games to help his team to the 14th position. [2] He retired at the age of 33, after one year in the lower leagues.
Fonte represented Portugal at the 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. [3]
Fonte's sons, José and Rui, are also professional footballers. [4]