Artur_Futre
Artur Futre
Portuguese footballer
Artur Jorge Colaço Futre (born 29 April 1983) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Jorge Colaço Futre | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1999 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1999–2000 | Samouquense | ||
| 2000–2002 | Alverca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Alverca | 29 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Maia (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Aves (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Olímpico Montijo | 40 | (25) |
| Total | 103 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Futre spent most of his youth career at Sporting CP, joining their youth system at the age of nine. In 2003–04 he made his Primeira Liga debut, playing 30 minutes for F.C. Alverca in a 0–1 home loss against C.S. Marítimo on 22 August 2003; the Lisbon side had just returned from the second division, and would be immediately relegated at the end of the season.
Futre was bought by S.L. Benfica in the summer of 2005, but never played any competitive matches for the club, serving two loans in the process, the first in the second tier with F.C. Maia and the second in the top flight with lowly C.D. Aves,[1] featuring scarcely for the latter team. Subsequently, he chose to retire at only 24, going on to work as a promoter of sporting events.
Futre returned to active in 2008–09 after one year away from the game, moving to local Clube Olímpico do Montijo in the regional championships. Three years later, he retired for the second and definitive time.
Futre's uncle, Paulo, also came through Sporting's youth academy, going on to have an illustrious professional career, playing for FC Porto and Atlético Madrid as the most notable clubs.[2]
- "Artur Futre para manter" [Artur Futre is a keep]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Ferraz, Pedro (16 January 2003). "Sub-20: Artur Futre quer seguir pisadas do tio Paulo" [Under-20: Artur Futre wants to follow in his uncle Paulo's footsteps]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Artur Futre at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Artur Futre national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
