Artur Futre

Artur Jorge Colaço Futre (born 29 April 1983) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Artur Futre
Personal information
Full name Artur Jorge Colaço Futre
Date of birth (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983
Place of birth Montijo, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1999 Sporting CP
1999–2000 Samouquense
2000–2002 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Alverca 29 (4)
2005–2007 Benfica 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Maia (loan) 21 (2)
2006–2007 → Aves (loan) 13 (3)
2008–2011 Olímpico Montijo 40 (25)
Total 103 (34)
National team
2003 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Futre played most of his youth football at Sporting CP, joining their youth system at the age of nine. In the 2003–04 season he made his Primeira Liga debut, playing 30 minutes for F.C. Alverca in a 0–1 home loss against C.S. Marítimo on 22 August 2003; the Lisbon side had just returned from the second level, and would be immediately sent back at the campaign's closure.

Futre was bought by S.L. Benfica in the summer of 2005, but never played any competitive matches for the club, serving two loans in the process, the first in division two with F.C. Maia and the second in the top flight with lowly C.D. Aves,[1] with him featuring scarcely for the latter. Subsequently, he chose to retire at only 24, going on to work as a promoter of sporting events.

Futre returned to active in 2008–09 after one year away from the game, moving to local Clube Olímpico do Montijo in the regional championships. Three years later, he retired for the second and definitive time.

Personal life

Futre's uncle, Paulo, also came through Sporting's youth academy, going on to have an illustrious professional career, playing for FC Porto and Atlético Madrid as the most notable clubs.[2]

References
  1. "Artur Futre para manter" [Artur Futre is a keep]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "Sub-20: Artur Futre quer seguir pisadas do tio Paulo" [Under-20: Artur Futre wants to follow in his uncle Paulo's footsteps]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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