António Fonseca
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Career & Clubs
Fonseca earned four caps for Portugal, over one year. He made his debut on 29 March 1989, playing the entirety of a 6–0 friendly win over Angola with marked the 75th anniversary of the Portuguese Football Federation. During five years, Fonseca served as assistant to Stephen Hart and Dale Mitchell at the Canada national team, while also being in charge of the under-23s. Already as a technical director for the Canadian Soccer Association, he acted as interim for the full side following the departure of Colin Miller, who later replaced him after two friendlies.
Born in Lisbon, Fonseca played youth football for five clubs, finishing his grooming at local Benfica. From 1983 to 1987 he competed in the Segunda Liga, after which the former bought him from Tirsense. During his three-year tenure with Benfica, Fonseca was first-choice in the 1988–89 campaign as the team won the Primeira Liga championship and also reached the final of the Taça de Portugal, but played second-fiddle to Álvaro Magalhães and Samuel Quina in the other two. In eight of the following nine seasons he continued to play in the top flight, with Vitória de Guimarães and Estrela da Amadora, appearing regularly for both sides and reuniting at the latter with former Benfica teammates Edmundo, José Carlos, Fernando Mendes and Paulinho. Fonseca retired from football in 2000 at the age of 35, after two years with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL A-League, with whom he later worked as a manager.
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- G.C. Alcobaça (1984–1985)
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- F.C. Tirsense (1985–1987)
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- S.L. Benfica (1987–1990)
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- Vitória S.C. (1990–1992)
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- C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1992–1999)
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- Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1999–2001)
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- Canada men's national football team
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- Portugal men's national football team (1989–1990)
Personal
Fonseca married a Portuguese-Canadian woman, fathering two children.
Clubs
Played together with
- Abdel Sattar SabryC.F. Estrela da Amadora · 2003–2004
- Abdel Sattar SabryS.L. Benfica · 2000–2001
- Abdelkrim El HadriouiS.L. Benfica · 1997–1998
Abdoulaye BaVitória S.C. · 2013–2014- Abdul MuminVitória S.C. · 2020–2022
Abdul-Aziz YakubuVitória S.C.- Abel CamaráC.F. Estrela da Amadora · 2009–2010
Abel FerreiraVitória S.C. · 2000–2004- Abel MigliettiPortugal men's national football team · 1972–1973
- Abel MigliettiS.L. Benfica · 1967–1968
- Abel MigliettiS.L. Benfica · 1968–1970
- Abel MigliettiVitória S.C. · 1975–1976
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
António Manuel Tavares "Tony" Fonseca is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back, and a technical director for the Canadian Soccer Association.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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