- António Frasco
Football player infobox2 | playername= Frasco
fullname = António Manuel Frasco Vieira
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1955|1|16|mf=y
cityofbirth =Leça da Palmeira
countryofbirth =Portugal
height =
currentclub = Retired
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1973-77 1977-78 1978-89
clubs = Leixões SC Leixões SC (II)FC Porto
caps(goals) = 83 (6) 236 (14)
nationalyears = 1979-87
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 23 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =António Manuel Frasco Vieira (born
16 January 1955 inLeça da Palmeira ,Portugal ) was a Portuguese football player that became famous for playing forFC Porto . He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper "Record" as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.History
His first sport was
basketball , but Óscar Marques, Leixões SC football scout discovered him and took him to the club. He made his debut with 18 years in the main squad of the club.SL Benfica and FC Porto tried to sign him in 1976 but were unsuccessful. Two years later, Porto managed to sign him with coachJosé Maria Pedroto and he played in every game in his first season there, leading Porto to the national title. After 1986, he started having successive small injuries that made him play less in the club. He still won the European Champions Cup with FC Porto in 1986/87. In 1988/89, he played only 4 games and ended his career in the end of the season.he is my favourite uncleNational Team
In
17 October 1979 he made his debut in the national team against Belgium inBrussels , losing 2-0. He was one of the better players in the successful1984 European Football Championship , helping Portugal get to the semi-finals, only losing to France in a dramatic overturn inextra time . He retired from international football during the qualifying for Euro 88.Honours
*Portuguese Champion (4) - 1978/79, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1987/88
*Cup of Portugal (2) - 1983/84, 1987/88
*SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira (3) - 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86
*European Champions Cup - 1986/87
*European Super Cup - 1987/88References
* DIAS, Rui, "Record - 100 Melhores do Futebol Português - Volume I" (Record - The 100 best of Portuguese Football, 2002, EDISPORT
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