Vítor Valente
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Sérgio dos Santos Valente | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Oeiras | ||
| 1980–1981 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1981–1983 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Trafaria | ||
| 1984–1985 | Casa Pia | ||
| 1985–1986 | Atlético | 22 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Marítimo | 14 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Académica | 17 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | União Madeira | 45 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Porto | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Boavista | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Belenenses | 45 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Alverca | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Académica | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Imortal | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Pampilhosa | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 187 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vítor Sérgio dos Santos Valente (born 13 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career[edit]
After beginning in the lower leagues, Lisbon-born Valente made his Primeira Liga debut in 1986–87 while at the service of C.S. Marítimo, appearing in 14 league games for a final 13th position.[1] He spent three of the following four seasons also in the top division, in representation of Académica de Coimbra[2] and C.F. União.[3]
In 1991, about one year after the club lost Zé Beto in a car accident, FC Porto bought Valente to act as backup to future club legend Vítor Baía, and he ended up playing only two matches in his two year-spell at the Estádio das Antas, totalling 13 minutes in two substitute appearances. He met the same fate at his next team, Boavista FC.
After three seasons with C.F. Os Belenenses (top level, starting in his second year), the 32-year-old Valente signed for F.C. Alverca of the same tier, being understudy to Paulo Santos. He then returned to former side Académica, who now competed in the Segunda Liga.
Valente retired from football at the age of 39, after one year apiece with amateurs Imortal D.C. and F.C. Pampilhosa. Subsequently, he worked as a goalkeeper coach at U.D. Leiria[4] and the Burkina Faso, Gabon national teams[5] and CS Sfaxien, always under compatriot Paulo Duarte.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Época 1986/87: Primeira Divisão" [1986/87 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Época 1989/90: Primeira Divisão" [1989/90 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Vítor Oliveira quer empenho dos jogadores" [Vítor Oliveira wants commitment from players]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Mbog Batassi, Pierre Eric (29 August 2013). "Gabon: défection dans la tanière des Panthères" [Gabon: defection in the Panthers' den] (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "CS Sfaxien – Le portugais Vitor Valente entraîneur des gardiens" [CS Sfaxien – Portugal's Vitor Valente goalkeeper coach] (in French). Turess. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Vítor Valente at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- Académica de Coimbra (football) players
- C.F. União players
- FC Porto players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- F.C. Alverca players
- Imortal D.C. players
- F.C. Pampilhosa players