Stéphane Porato

Stéphane Porato
Personal information
Full name	Stéphane Patrick Porato
Date of birth	19 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Colombes, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	RC Paris
1989–1992	Toulon
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Toulon
1993–1998	Monaco
1998–2000	Marseille
2000–2004	Monaco
2002–2003	→ Créteil-Lusitanos (loan)
2004–2006	Ajaccio
2006–2007	Alavés
2007–2009	Xerez
Total
International career
1999	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stéphane Patrick Porato (born 19 September 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

In his country Porato represented Sporting Toulon, AS Monaco FC, Olympique de Marseille (where he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final), US Créteil-Lusitanos and AC Ajaccio, mainly as a backup or starting in the second division. On 13 November 1999 he earned his sole cap for France, appearing in a 3–0 friendly win with Croatia.^[2]

In late October 2006, as he had already moved to Spain with second level's Deportivo Alavés, following Ajaccio's relegation from Ligue 1, Porato had a trial at Chelsea in view of signing as third-choice after the long-term skull injury to Petr Čech.^[3] Eventually, nothing came of it.

Porato joined Xerez CD, in the same country and tier, for the 2007–08 season. A starter in his first year, he lost the job in the following as the Andalusians achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion, being released in July 2009.^[4]

Honours[edit]

Trophée des Champions: 2000^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de junio de 2009, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 20 June 2009, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ Tableaux de bord 738 après France-Croatie (0–0) (Dashboard 738 after France-Croatia (0–0)); Chroniques Bleues, 30 March 2011 (in French)
^ Stéphane Porato à l'essai à Chelsea (Stéphane Porato on trial at Chelsea); L'Équipe, 23 October 2006 (in French)
^ El portero del ascenso (The promotion's goalkeeper); Diario de Jerez, 15 June 2013 (in Spanish)
^ "AS Monaco FC 0:0 (6 : 5 P) FC Nantes Atlantique". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links[edit]

Stéphane Porato – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Stéphane Porato at BDFutbol
Stéphane Porato at the French Football Federation (in French)
Stéphane Porato at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
Stéphane Porato at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de junio de 2009, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 20 June 2009, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[2] Tableaux de bord 738 après France-Croatie (0–0) (Dashboard 738 after France-Croatia (0–0)); Chroniques Bleues, 30 March 2011 (in French)

[3] Stéphane Porato à l'essai à Chelsea (Stéphane Porato on trial at Chelsea); L'Équipe, 23 October 2006 (in French)

[4] El portero del ascenso (The promotion's goalkeeper); Diario de Jerez, 15 June 2013 (in Spanish)

[5] "AS Monaco FC 0:0 (6 : 5 P) FC Nantes Atlantique". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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