António Folha

Infobox Football biography


playername = António Folha
fullname = António José dos Santos Folha
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|5|21
cityofbirth = Vila Nova de Gaia
countryofbirth = Portugal
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 1,71 m
position = Winger
currentclub = Retired
youthyears = 1988-1989
youthclubs = FC Porto
years = 1989-1991
1991-2003
1992-1993
2001
2002
2002
2003-2005
clubs = Gil Vicente (loan)
FC Porto
SC Braga (loan)
Standard Liège (loan)
Standard Liège (loan)
AEK Athens (loan)
FC Penafiel
Total
caps(goals) = 037 0(4)
135 (16)
021 0(1)
025 0(3)
015 0(2)
009 0(0)
050 0(7)
292 (33)
nationalyears = 1993-1996
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 0025 0(0)
manageryears = 2005-2007
managerclubs = FC Penafiel (assistant manager)

António José dos Santos Folha (born May 21, 1971 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a former Portuguese football player.

In his career, the winger played mostly for Futebol Clube do Porto, with loan stints in Portugal, Belgium and Greece. With Porto, he was often used as a substitute.

In 2003-04, Folha was finally released by FC Porto and joined FC Penafiel, retiring in 2005 and joining the side's training staff immediately afterwards, and he served a two-season stint as assistant coach with the Portuguese second division side.

For Portugal Folha had 25 caps, from 1993 to 1996, and was in roster for Euro 1996. Previously, he helped the U-20 win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, in Saudi Arabia.

Honours

*F.C. Porto:
**Portuguese League: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003
**Portuguese Cup: 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
**Portuguese Supercup: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999

*AEK Athens:
**Greek Cup: 2002

*Portugal:
**FIFA World Youth Championship: 1989

External links

* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?edicao_id=0&epoca_id=131&id=6895 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]