António André

António André

Football player infobox2 | playername= André


fullname = António André dos Santos Ferreira
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1957|12|24|mf=y
cityofbirth = Vila do Conde
countryofbirth = Portugal
height =
currentclub = Retired
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1979-1984
1984-1995
clubs = Varzim SC
FC Porto
caps(goals) = 104 (19)
256 (22)
nationalyears = 1985-1992
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

António André dos Santos Ferreira born on 24 December,1957 in Vila do Conde,Portugal is a Portuguese footballer who became famous for playing for FC Porto for many years, winning not only domestic titles but also a European Champions Cup and other international competitions. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper "Record" as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.

Club career

By the age of 14, he went to Rio Ave FC to play for the schoolboys squad, but his presence would depend on the state of the sea, because he worked with his family, fishing. This activity is one of the main of Vila do Conde, his hometown (as the Three years later, he was signing his first professional contract with Varzim SC. He didn't take football very seriously back then, because fishing gave more income to the family than the sport. He played one season at Ribeirão in the district championship. He got back to Varzim SC and played there for 5 seasons, making his debut on the main division in 1979, playing 22 games that season and scoring 2 goals. José Maria Pedroto had advised FC Porto to sign him. So it was. He had some difficulties in the beginning due to injuries, but soon gained a place between the main players of the team. He played for the club for 11 years, winning 19 titles. He played for the national team 19 times, making his debut in Lisbon against Romania, the latter winning 3-2. He was a member of the Portuguese squad for the 1986 World Cup. He retired with 37 years, winning the Portuguese Liga for FC Porto, coached by Bobby Robson, in what would be the first of five consecutive national titles for FC Porto. After retiring, he hept working for the club. He played 380 games in the Portuguese main division, scoring 41 goals, 19 games with the national team, scoring once and 48 games on European competitions scoring 4 goals.

Honours

* Portuguese Liga 1985,1986,1988,1990,1992,1993,1995
* Portuguese Cup 1988,1991,1994
* Portuguese SuperCup 1984,1986,1990,1991,1993,1994
* UEFA Champions League 1987
* European Super Cup 1987
* Intercontinental Cup 1987


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