Paulo Futre

Paulo Futre
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre
Date of birth	28 February 1966 (age 46)
Place of birth	Montijo, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
1974–1975	Montijo
1975–1983	Sporting CP
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

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Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈfutɾɨ]; born 28 February 1966) is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played mostly as a left winger.

After exploding at Sporting Clube de Portugal well before his 20th birthday, he soon moved to Futebol Clube do Porto, after which he embarked in an extensive career - until 1998 - having represented clubs in Spain, France, Italy and Japan, most notably Atlético Madrid.

A Portuguese international since the age of 17, Futre gained more than 40 caps for his country, representing it at the 1986 World Cup.

[edit] Club career

Born in Montijo, Futre first appeared professionally in 1983–84, as a 17-year old for Sporting Clube de Portugal, whose youth system he had joined at the age of nine. When he requested a pay raise from president João Rocha, he was turned down and left for F.C. Porto after just one season, as veterans Jaime Pacheco and António Sousa moved in the opposite direction as part of the deal. In the following years, Futre collected two Portuguese Championships, also helping the northerners to the 1986–87 European Cup, putting on a Man of the match performance in the final against FC Bayern Munich.^[1]

After that continental win, Futre was traded to Atlético de Madrid. Once there, he quickly rose to fan favourite status. However, his physical weakness left him with several knee injuries which tormented his career in the 1990s. In his fifth season, he provided countless assists for striker Manolo who netted 27 times for the Pichichi Trophy, with Futre himself scoring in the season's domestic cup, a 2–0 win over neighbours Real Madrid.

In January 1993, he moved to Porto and Sporting rivals S.L. Benfica, winning a Portuguese Cup in his short stay, as his injury woes persisted. After Benfica, he signed one-season contracts with Olympique de Marseille, A.C. Reggiana 1919, A.C. Milan and West Ham United. Finally, he returned to Atlético Madrid (10 La Liga games in 1997–98), effectively ending his career with J. League Division 1 side Yokohama Flügels.

Futre worked as director of football at Atlético Madrid from 2000–03,^[2] subsequently becoming a real-estate developer in his hometown. In May 2011, he was part of Dias Ferreira's team in an unsuccessful run for Sporting's presidency.

[edit] International career

Futre was capped 41 times for Portugal in a 12-year span, scoring six goals, his debut coming at 17 against Finland, for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers, on 27 April 1983.

He was a member of the Portuguese national team that competed in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, playing 90 minutes in the 1–3 loss against Morocco, in an eventual group stage exit.^[3]

**Paulo Futre: International goals**
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 January 1985	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Romania	1–0	2–3	Friendly
2	20 September 1989	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–1	1–2	1990 World Cup qualification
3	23 January 1991	Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, Greece	Greece	1–2	3–2	Euro 1992 qualifying
4	9 February 1991	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	0–1	0–1	Euro 1992 qualifying
5	28 April 1993	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Scotland	3–0	5–0	1994 World Cup qualification
6	10 November 1993	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Estonia	1–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualification

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
1983–84	Sporting	Portuguese League	21	3
1984–85	Porto	Portuguese League	30	6
1985–86			26	7
1986–87			25	12
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
1987–88	Atlético Madrid	Spanish League	35	8	3	1	-	-	-	-	38	9
1988–89			28	5	7	0	-	-	2	1	37	6
1989–90			26	10	2	0	-	-	2	0	30	10
1990–91			26	3	6	1	-	-	2	0	34	4
1991–92			31	6	6	5	-	-	6	5	43	16
1992–93			16	5	2	0	-	-	3	1	21	6
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
1992–93	Benfica	Portuguese League	11	3
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1993–94	Marseille	French League	8	2
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1993–94	Reggiana	Italian League	1	1
1994–95	Reggiana	Italian League	12	4
1995–96	Milan	Italian League	1	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	West Ham	Premier League	9	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
1997–98	Atlético Madrid	Spanish League	10	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	10	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
1998	Yokohama Flügels	J. League	13	3	0	0	3	0	-		16	3
Country	Portugal		123	31
	Spain		173	37	26	7	-	-	15	7	213	51
	France		8	2
	Italy		14	5
	England		9	0
	Japan		13	3	0	0	3	0	-		16	3
Total			340	78

[edit] International

Portugal national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1983	1	0
1984	4	0
1985	4	1
1986	4	0
1987	2	0
1988	1	0
1989	4	1
1990	1	0
1991	8	2
1992	3	0
1993	8	2
1994	0	0
1995	1	0
Total	41	6

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team

Porto:
- Portuguese League: 1984–85, 1985–86
- European Cup: 1986–87

Atlético Madrid:
- Spanish Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92

Benfica:
- Portuguese Cup: 1992–93

Milan:
- Italian League: 1995–96

[edit] Individual

European Silver Ball: 1987
Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1986, 1987

[edit] Personal

Futre's younger son, Fábio, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he played for Atlético Madrid's youth teams, and was called-up for Portugal's under-17 team.^[4]^[5] His nephew, Artur Futre, appeared professionally for F.C. Alverca, F.C. Maia and C.D. Aves, without much impact.

Futre's older son, Paulo, played in a rock band, "Fr1day". Paulo Sr. was also a television presenter, hosting the TVI 24 late night talk show A Noite do Futrebol.^[6]

[edit] References

^ 1986/87: Futre inspires Porto triumph; UEFA.com, 27 May 1987
^ Futre to leave Atlético; UEFA.com, 7 March 2003
^ Paulo Futre – FIFA competition record
^ Fabio Jorge Futre se entrenó con el primer equipo del Atlético de Madrid (Fabio Jorge Futre trained with Atlético de Madrid's first team); Join Futbol, 29 December 2009 (Spanish)
^ Fábio Futre at Futbolme (Spanish)
^ "A Noite do Futrebol [Futreball night]" (in Portuguese). TVI 24. http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/programa/4498. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

[0] 1986/87: Futre inspires Porto triumph; UEFA.com, 27 May 1987

[1] Futre to leave Atlético; UEFA.com, 7 March 2003

[2] Paulo Futre – FIFA competition record

[3] Fabio Jorge Futre se entrenó con el primer equipo del Atlético de Madrid (Fabio Jorge Futre trained with Atlético de Madrid's first team); Join Futbol, 29 December 2009 (Spanish)

[4] Fábio Futre at Futbolme (Spanish)

[5] "A Noite do Futrebol [Futreball night]" (in Portuguese). TVI 24. http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/programa/4498. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

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Persondata
Name	Futre, Paulo
Alternative names
Short description	Portuguese football player/director/entrepreneur
Date of birth	28 February 1966
Place of birth	Montijo, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death

Paulo Futre

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