António Morato (footballer, born 1964)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Farinha Henriques and the second or paternal family name is Morato.
António Morato
Personal information
Full name António Maurício Farinha Henriques Morato
Date of birth (1964-11-06) 6 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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 11 (0)
1995–1996 Desportivo Beja 1 (0)
Total 231 (5)
International career
1985–1990 Portugal 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Relatively short for the position, Lisbon-born Morato quickly imposed himself at local Sporting CP, being an undisputed starter from the age of 19 onwards and making nearly 200 competitive appearances for the capital club before he reached 25. During his spell, he formed a pair of youth graduate stoppers alongside Pedro Venâncio.[1][2]

Morato then moved to another Primeira Liga side in the summer of 1989, 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.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

Morato's father, also named António, was also an international footballer.[3]

Honours

Sporting CP

Porto

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Queiroz, Manuel José e Pedro Gomes analisam época natalícia do Sporting" [Carlos Queiroz, Manuel José and Pedro Gomes comment on Sporting' Christmas season]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 December 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Almeida, Isaura (19 November 2017). "O campeão pelos leões que podia ter mais 200 mil euros na conta" [The lions' champion who could have 200 thousand euros more in his account]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Magalhães, Magda (7 May 2014). "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. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2021.