Best (footballer, born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Paulo Oliveira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1985–1988 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Salgueiros | 50 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Leça | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Tirsense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Terras do Bouro | ||
| 2002–2003 | Quarteirense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Artur Paulo Oliveira da Silva (born 24 December 1968 in Guimarães), known as Best, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
After unsuccessfully graduating at FC Porto's youth system, Best joined neighbouring S.C. Salgueiros in 1988 at nearly 20, going on to spend the following seven seasons with the Paranhos side, five of those in the top division: his best output in the competition consisted of 12 games, in 1990–91 (eight goals conceded).
In the 1996 summer, after one unassuming top level campaign with Leça FC, Best signed for F.C. Tirsense in the second division, going on to experience three consecutive relegations with the same team. He retired from football in 2003 at nearly 35, after one-year spells with two amateur clubs.
External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Best at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Guimarães
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Vitória S.C. players
- FC Porto players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- Leça F.C. players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- Portugal youth international footballers