Yaúca

Yaúca
Personal information
Full name António Fernandes
Date of birth (1935-06-18)June 18, 1935
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death January 2, 1992(1992-01-02) (aged 56)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1963 Belenenses 125 (96)
1963–1968 Benfica 35 (23)
1970 Toronto First Portuguese
Total 160 (119)
International career
1959–1965 Portugal 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Fernandes (18 June 1935 – 2 January 1992), known as Yaúca, was a former Portuguese footballer who played as forward.

In the summer of 1970 he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[1] In his debut season with Toronto he assisted in securing the NSL Cup by scoring a goal against Toronto Hellas.[2]

Career

Yaúca gained 10 caps and scored 4 goals for Portugal. He made his debut 11 November 1959 in Paris against France, in a 3–5 defeat.

References

  1. ^ Ryan, Allan (September 28, 1970). "Portuguese gets his biggest goal as departure time draws near". Toronto Daily Star. p. 16.
  2. ^ Waring, Ed (September 28, 1970). "Portuguese win soccer crown in overtime, 2-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.


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