Paulo Futre

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Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaulu ˈfutɾɨ], born February 28, 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer, who played mostly as a left winger.

[edit] Football career

Futre first appeared professionally in 1983-84, as a 17-year old for Sporting Clube de Portugal. When he requested a pay rise from president João Rocha, he was turned down and left for F.C. Porto after just one season. In the following years, Futre collected two Portuguese Championships, also playing in the 1987 European Champions Cup final, won by Porto.

After that continental win, Futre was traded to Atlético de Madrid. Once there, he quickly rose to fan favourite status. However, his physical weakness left him with several knee injuries which tormented his career in the 1990s.

In January 1993, he moved to Porto and Sporting rivals S.L. Benfica, winning a Portuguese Cup in his short stay, as his injury woes persisted. After Benfica, he signed one-season contracts with Olympique de Marseille, A.C. Reggiana 1919, A.C. Milan and West Ham United. Finally, he returned to Atlético Madrid (10 games in 1997-98), effectively ending his career with J. League side Yokohama Flugels.

Futre remained football director at Atlético Madrid until 2003,^[1]subsequently becoming a real-estate developer in his hometown.

Futre was capped 41 times for Portugal in a 12-year span, scoring six goals. He was a member of the Portuguese national team that competed in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

[edit] Personal

Futre's older son, Paulo, has a rock band, "Fr1day". Younger son Fábio played for Atlético Madrid youths and was called-up for Portugal's under-17 national side.

His nephew, Artur Futre (born 1983), played for F.C. Alverca, F.C. Maia and C.D. Aves, without much impact.

[edit] Club statistics

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team

• Portuguese League: 1984-85, 1985-86
• European Champions Cup: 1986-87
• Spanish Cup: 1990-91, 1991-92
• Portuguese Cup: 1992-93

[edit] Individual

• European Silver Ball: 1987
• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1986, 1987

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Paulo Futre career stats at Soccerbase

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