Alberto Festa
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Career & Clubs
Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Festa started and finished his 17-year senior career with local club F.C. Tirsense. In between, he represented FC Porto, where he appeared in 114 Primeira Liga matches. Festa retired at the age of 33, after several injury problems.
Festa earned 19 caps for Portugal over three years. His debut came on 23 January 1963 against Bulgaria, for the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers (1–0 replay loss in Rome). Festa was selected for the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, playing three matches in England for the third-placed team.
- Club
- FC Porto (1960–1968)
- Club
- Portugal men's national football team (1963–1966)
- Club
- F.C. Tirsense (1955–1960)
- Club
- F.C. Tirsense (1968–1972)
- National team
- Portugal
Personal
Festa suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life. He died on 2 January 2024, aged 84.
Clubs
- F.C. Tirsense1955–1960
- FC Porto1960–1968
- Portugal men's national football team1963–1966
- F.C. Tirsense1968–1972
Played together with
Abdoulaye BaFC Porto · 2010–2017- Abel XavierPortugal men's national football team · 1993–2002
Adolfo CalistoPortugal men's national football team · 1971–1973
Adrien SilvaPortugal men's national football team · 2014–2018
Adrián López ÁlvarezFC Porto · 2014–2019- Alan Osório da Costa SilvaFC Porto · 2005–2008
- Alberto BuenoFC Porto · 2015
Alberto da Costa PereiraPortugal men's national football team · 1955–1965- Alessandro CambalhotaFC Porto · 1999–2000
Alex SandroFC Porto · 2011–2015
Alex TellesFC Porto · 2016–2020- Alexandre BaptistaPortugal men's national football team · 1964–1969
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right-back.
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