João Fonseca

This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For the Brazilian tennis player, see João Fonseca (tennis).

João Francisco Fonseca dos Santos (born 19 February 1948), known as Fonseca, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

João Fonseca

Personal information
Full name	João Francisco Fonseca dos Santos
Date of birth	(1948-02-19) 19 February 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Matosinhos, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1967	Leixões
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	Leixões	46	(0)
1969–1975	Benfica	10	(0)
1972–1973	→ Leixões (loan)	30	(0)
1973–1975	→ Ourense (loan)	71	(0)
1975–1977	Varzim	18	(0)
1977–1983	Porto	127	(0)
1983	→ Ourense (loan)	0	(0)
1983–1984	Famalicão	29	(0)
1984–1988	Chaves	59	(0)
Total		390	(0)
International career
1976–1977	Portugal U21	3	(0)
1976	Portugal	1	(0)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Chaves
1989–1990	Vila Real
1990–1991	Varzim
1991–1992	Gil Vicente (assistant)
1992–1994	Braga (assistant)
1994	Lousada
1994	Fátima (assistant)
1995	Lousada
1995	Fátima (assistant)
1996–1998	Vitória Guimarães (assistant)
1998–1999	Feirense (assistant)
1999	Aliados Lordelo
2000	Oriental (assistant)
2000–2001	Leça (assistant)
2001	Felgueiras (assistant)
2002	Machico (assistant)
2003	Leixões (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Benfica

• Primeira Divisão: 1970–71, 1971–72
• Taça de Portugal: 1969–70, 1971–72

Varzim

• Segunda Divisão: 1975–76

Porto

• Primeira Divisão: 1977–78, 1978–79
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• João Fonseca at BDFutbol
• João Fonseca at EU-Football.info
• João Fonseca national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)