António Morato

António Morato
Personal information
Full name António Maurício Farinha Henriques Morato
Date of birth (1964-11-06) 6 November 1964
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1978–1983 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Sporting CP 141 (4)
1989–1990 Porto 2 (0)
1990–1991 Belenenses 35 (0)
1991–1993 Gil Vicente 38 (1)
1993 Estoril 3 (0)
1994 Fanhões
1995–1996 Desportivo Beja 1 (0)
Total 220 (5)
National team
1985–1990 Portugal 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

António Maurício Farinha Henriques Morato (born 6 November 1964 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Relatively short for the position, Morato quickly imposed himself at local Sporting Clube de Portugal, being an undisputed starter from the age of 19 onwards and amassing nearly 200 official appearances for the capital club before he reached 25. During his spell, he formed a pair of youth graduate stoppers alongside Pedro Venâncio.

Morato then moved to another Primeira Liga side in the 1989 summer, FC Porto, but his one-year stay would be not very successful: he won the only championship in his career but only appeared twice, barred by, amongst others, Belgian international Stéphane Demol.[1]

Morato finished his professional career at only 29, after spells with C.F. Os Belenenses, Gil Vicente F.C. (two years) and G.D. Estoril Praia.

International career

Morato earned six caps for Portugal, being picked for the squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup where he was an unused substitute.[2]

Personal life

Morato's father, also named António, was also an international footballer.[1]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ António Morato – FIFA competition record (archive)
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