António Henriques Morato
Personal information | |||
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Full name | António Henriques Morato | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1954–1956 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1965 | Sporting CP | 80 | (0) |
1963–1964 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 24 | (1) |
1965–1966 | Lusitano Évora | 11 | (0) |
1967–1968 | Oriental | ||
Total | 115 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1961 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
António Henriques Morato (born 20 March 1937) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Morato spent seven seasons in the Primeira Liga with local Sporting Clube de Portugal. In 1961–62 he contributed with 29 overall appearances to help the team win the national championship, the only in his career.
In the top division, Morato also represented Vitória F.C. and Lusitano GC. He retired in 1968, aged 31.
International career
Morato's only cap for the Portugal national side arrived on 8 October 1961, in a 2–4 away loss against Luxembourg for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1]
Personal life
Morato's son, also named António, was also an international footballer.[2]
References
- ↑ "Há 50 anos, Portugal estreia Eusébio... e falha Mundial-62" [50 years ago, Portugal debuts Eusébio... and misses World Cup-62]. i (in Portuguese). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Morato: o capitão do Sporting que foi parar às Antas" [Morato: the captain of Sporting that wound up at the Antas] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links
- António Morato at TheFinalBall.com
- António Morato at ForaDeJogo
- António Morato at National-Football-Teams.com
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- Morato at WorldFootball.net
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