Hélder Lourenço
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélder Fernandes Lourenço | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Alvor, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torralta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Torralta | ||
| 1977–1980 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Esperança Lagos | ||
| 1981–1983 | Portimonense | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | União Madeira | ||
| 1984–1985 | Torralta | 16 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Esperança Lagos | ||
| 1986–1987 | Imortal | ||
| 1987–1988 | Alvorense | ||
| 1988–1989 | Lagoa | ||
| 1989–1992 | Alvorense | ||
| 1992–1993 | Mexilhoeira Grande | ||
| 1993–2004 | Alvorense | ||
| 2004–2006 | Armacenenses | ||
| 2006–2013 | Alvorense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Figueirense | ||
| 2014–2015 | Mexilhoeira Grande | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hélder Fernandes Lourenço (born 4 August 1954) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career[edit]
Born in Alvor (Portimão), Algarve, Lourenço started playing for local G.D. Torralta, going on to spend five seasons with the team in his first spell, two in the third division. In 1981–82, in the second of his two stints with Algarve neighbours Portimonense SC, he appeared in two games in the Primeira Liga,[1] with his team finishing in sixth position; he was also part of the roster the following year.[2]
Lourenço's last spell with the professionals was in the 1984–85 campaign with first club Torralta, in the Segunda Liga. Subsequently, he moved to the lower leagues and amateur football, representing mainly A.C.R. Alvorense 1º Dezembro – previously known as Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Alvorense – and playing until well past his 50s.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Época 1981/82: Primeira Divisão" [1981/82 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Época 1982/83: Primeira Divisão" [1982/83 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Guarda redes de 57 anos "é elástico como um gato"" [57-year-old goalkeeper "has cat-like reflexes"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links[edit]
- Hélder Lourenço at ForaDeJogo (archived)
