Artur Augusto
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 October 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Portugal | ||
Date of death | unknown | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1915–1921 | Benfica | ||
1921–1923 | Porto | ||
1924–1926 | Benfica | ||
International career | |||
1921 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Artur Augusto was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Artur Augusto played for the Portugal national football team in its inaugural match, a friendly against Spain in Madrid on 18 December 1921.[1] He was the only player from the city of Porto included in the squad and became FC Porto's first international.[2]
His brother, Alberto Augusto, was also a Portuguese international footballer.
References
[edit]- ^ "A Primeira Seleccao Nacional / Our First National Team" (in Portuguese). FPF.pt. 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Artur Augusto" (in Portuguese). Camisola das Quinas. 4 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Artur Augusto at EU-Football.info
- Artur Augusto at WorldFootball.net