António Folha

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Folha.
António Folha
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Folha managing Porto B in 2021
Personal information
Full name António José dos Santos Folha[1]
Date of birth (1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Porto B (manager)
Youth career
1981–1982 Canidelo
1982–1989 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2003 Porto 135 (16)
1989–1991 → Gil Vicente (loan) 72 (7)
1992–1993 → Braga (loan) 31 (1)
1998–1999 → Standard Liège (loan) 25 (3)
2001 → Standard Liège (loan) 15 (2)
2002 → AEK Athens (loan) 9 (0)
2003–2005 Penafiel 50 (7)
Total 337 (36)
National team
1989 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1990–1992 Portugal U21 9 (1)
1993–1996 Portugal 26 (5)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Penafiel (assistant)
2008–2013 Porto (youth)
2013–2014 Porto B (assistant)
2014 Porto (assistant)
2014–2016 Porto (youth)
2016–2018 Porto B
2018–2020 Portimonense
2021– Porto B
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1989 Saudi Arabia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

António José dos Santos Folha (born 21 May 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a winger, and is the current manager of FC Porto B.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 matches and 22 goals over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of Porto. He also appeared in the competition with Gil Vicente and Braga, and was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 1996.

Folha worked as a manager after retiring, starting out at Porto B before joining Portimonense in 2018.

Club career[]

Folha was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. In his career he played mostly for FC Porto, with loan stints in Portugal, Belgium and Greece, being often used as a substitute by his main club where he won a total of 18 major titles (including seven Primeira Liga trophies and five Portuguese Cups). From 1994 to 1996, he had his best years with the team, contributing ten goals in 58 games as they won back-to-back national championships.

At the end of the 2002–03 season, aged 32, Folha was finally released by Porto and joined F.C. Penafiel of the second division, helping to a return to the top flight in his first year. He retired from football in 2005, and joined his last team's coaching staff immediately afterwards, also serving a two-season stint as assistant manager, one in each of the major levels.[2]

Folha returned to Porto once again in 2008, being named assistant with the junior side and remaining in the position for several seasons. Later, he coached the reserves.[3]

In June 2018, Folha replaced the departed Vítor Oliveira at the helm of top-division club Portimonense SC.[4] He finished 12th in his first season on the Algarve, and resigned on 18 January 2020 when second from bottom having lost to last-placed C.D. Aves.[5]

Folha returned to Porto B on 2 February 2021, taking over from Rui Barros – who had succeeded him – at the last-placed side in the second tier.[6] He secured their survival in the last matchday.[7]

International career[]

Folha earned 26 caps for Portugal over a three-year period, and was part of the roster for UEFA Euro 1996,[8] appearing in three matches in an eventual quarter-final exit and assisting Ricardo Sá Pinto in the 1–1 group stage draw against Denmark.[9]

Previously, he helped the under-20 team win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11][12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 1989–90 0 0 — — — — 0 0
1991–92 9 0 0 0 — 2 0 1 0 12 0
1993–94 20 2 2 0 — 6 0 2 0 30 2
1994–95 27 6 3 0 — 5 0 2 0 37 6
1995–96 31 4 7 1 — 6 0 3 0 47 5
1996–97 15 3 2 0 — 3 0 0 0 20 3
1997–98 14 0 3 1 — 3 0 2 0 22 1
1998–99 1 0 — — — 1 0 2 0
1999–00 4 0 1 1 — 0 0 0 0 5 1
2000–01 14 1 5 0 — 0 0 1 0 20 1
2001–02 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 135 16 23 3 — 25 0 12 0 195 19
Gil Vicente (loan) 1989–90 35 3 4 0 — — — 39 3
1990–91 37 4 2 0 — — — 39 4
Total 72 7 6 0 — — — 78 7
Braga (loan) 1992–93 31 1 3 1 — — — 34 2
Standard Liège (loan) 1998–99 25 3 — — 25 3
Standard Liège (loan) 2000–01 15 2 — 2 0 — 17 2
AEK Athens (loan) 2001–02 9 0 — 1 0 — 10 0
Penafiel 2003–04 26 6 2 0 — — — 28 6
2004–05 24 1 2 2 — — — 26 3
Total 50 7 4 2 — — — 54 9
Career total 337 36 36 6 0 0 28 0 12 0 413 42
  1. ^ Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International goals[]

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Folha goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by António Folha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 1993 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 2–0 1994 World Cup qualification
2 18 December 1994 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Liechtenstein 6–0 8–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
3 26 January 1995 Rogers Arena, Toronto, Canada  Canada 1–0 1–1 SkyDome Cup
4 21 February 1996 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Germany 1–1 1–2 Friendly
5 29 May 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics[]

As of 31 October 2021[14][15]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Porto B Portugal 29 December 2016 5 June 2018 60 28 10 22 81 77 +4 046.67
Portimonense Portugal 5 June 2018 18 January 2020 58 15 15 28 65 95 −30 025.86
Porto B Portugal 3 February 2021 Present 25 6 12 7 34 32 +2 024.00
Career totals 143 49 37 57 180 204 −24 034.27

Honours[]

Porto

AEK

Portugal U20

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "António Folha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Penafiel: Luís Castro continua e António Oliveira sai em Dezembro" [Penafiel: Luís Castro continues and António Oliveira leaves in December]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 October 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ "FC Porto B: Folha quer a recuperação, com a ajuda de Paulinho Santos" [FC Porto B: Folha wants comeback, with help from Paulinho Santos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ Pereira Santos, Carlos (5 June 2018). "António Folha para suceder a Vítor Oliveira no Portimonense" [António Folha to succeed Vítor Oliveira at Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "António Folha explica saída do Portimonense: "Nunca fui rato na minha vida"" [António Folha explains exit from Portimonense: "I was never a shrinking violet in my life"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "António Folha regressa ao FC Porto para treinar a equipa B" [António Folha returns to FC Porto to coach the B team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "António Folha e a permanência do FC Porto B: «Foi uma 2.ª volta fantástica dos miúdos»" [António Folha and FC Porto B's survival: "It was a fantastic 2nd half of the season from the lads"]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Holders Denmark draw with Portugal". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 anos: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Folha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. ^ "António Folha". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. ^ "António Folha". European Football. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. ^ António Folha coach profile at Soccerway
  15. ^ "António Folha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

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