- Richard Porta
Infobox Football biography
playername = Richard Porta
fullname = Richard Aníbal Porta Candelaresi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|8|1
cityofbirth = Fairfield
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.84
position =Striker
currentclub = Os Belenenses
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001-2007
2008
2008-present
clubs = River PlateAC Siena
Os Belenenses
caps(goals) = 78 (41)
01 0(0)
02 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Uruguay U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
pcupdate =31 May 2008
ntupdate =Richard Porta was (born
August 1 1985 inFairfield, New South Wales ,Australia ), is aUruguay an-Australia n footballer. He plays forA.C. Siena .Club career
In 2007 Apertura season, he scored 19 goals along with
Christian Stuani who played for Danubio, to win the top-scorer award. Both player was signed by Italian club in January 2008, but Porta forA.C. Siena , signed a 5-year deal. [cite web|url=http://www.acsiena.it/comunicatidetail.php3?id=5766|title=Formalizzato l'acquisto di Porta. Tesserato Gusmao|date=2008-01-04|accessdate=2008-01-04|language=Italian|publisher=ACSiena.it]He was involved in one match for Siena during the 2007/08 season, as a second-half substitute in the Reggina vs Siena match. The match finished 4-0 to Reggina.
International career
Despite not having been to Australia since the age of one, Porta stated in an interview on the
20 December 2007 , that he would not rule out representing the green and gold and if approached would have to seriously consider it.He attended two training camps with the Uruguayan national team during 2007 and was previously considered for Under 17 Australian representation, however has not been capped by either country's senior national team.
Although he does not speak English, Porta's maternal grandparents and a few cousins live in Sydney, Australia.fact|date=January 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.acsiena.it/schede/PORTA_Richard_Anibal_Candelaresi.php?id_rosa=112 AC Siena profile]
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