Quinton Fortune

Football player infobox
playername = Quinton Fortune


fullname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|5|21
cityofbirth = Cape Town
countryofbirth = South Africa
position = Midfielder, winger, full back
current club =
youthyears = 1994-1995 1995-1996
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur Atlético Madrid
years = 1995 1996-1999 1999-2006 2006-2007
clubs = Real Mallorca Atlético Madrid Manchester United Bolton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 08 (0) 06 (0) 76 (5) 06 (0)
nationalyears = 1996-2005
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 53 (1)
pcupdate = 21:24, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
ntupdate = 2005

Quinton Fortune (born May 21, 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Bolton Wanderers. Fortune has earned 53 caps for the South Africa, including playing in the 1998 and the 2002 World Cups. He is currently in talks with Brescia Calcio.

Club career

Fortune left South Africa at the age of 11 and moved to England where he played for the Tottenham Hotspur junior team (whilst attending Forest School), but never made a senior appearance for the club. After having trouble obtaining a work permit, Fortune moved to Spain, where he played for Atlético Madrid.

Manchester United purchased him from Atlético Madrid on 1 August 1999. He made his first appearance for the club on 30 August 1999, against Newcastle United.

Fortune was initially brought to United as cover for Ryan Giggs, and was thought of primarily as an attacking left-sided midfielder. Fortune, however, proved himself a capable and dedicated performer in a number of positions. It was Fortune's strength as a defender, rather than his qualities as an attacker, that Alex Ferguson depended most on, and Fortune was often deployed as an uncompromising central midfielder or a solid, no-nonsense left-back. After being used mostly in a squad rotation basis for his career at Man Utd, he was released by the club ahead of the 2006/07 campaign.

After a successful trial, he joined Bolton for the 2006/07 season and made the left back position his own for the clubs opening games. However, the former United star was injured against Arsenal and appeared for Bolton later only in their cup game against Doncaster Rovers prior to being released and later joining Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland on trial.

In September 2008, he joined Sheffield United on trial. On October 6, 2008 Serie B club Brescia confirmed to have reached an agreement with Fortune, and he is now expected to undergo a medical before to join the "rondinelle". [cite news |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/45603/Brescia%2C+preso+sudafricano+Fortune |publisher=Corriere dello Sport |language=Italian |title=Brescia, preso sudafricano Fortune |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date=2008-10-06]

Honours

Manchester United

*Premier League
**Winner (3): 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03
**Runner-up (1): 2005-06
*FA Cup
**Winner (1): 2003-04
**Runner-up (1): 2004-05
*Football League Cup
**Winner (1): 2005-06
*FA Community Shield
**Winner (1): 2003
**Runner Up (2): 2000, 2004

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=14332|name=Quinton Fortune
* [http://www.manutdzone.com/playerpages/QuintonFortune.htm Quinton Fortune: a career profile with pictures] , manutdzone.com

Persondata
NAME=Fortune, Quinton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=South African footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=May 21 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cape Town, South Africa
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=