Alberto Festa

Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa (21 July 1939 – 2 January 2024) was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a right-back. He played for the Portugal national football team, making 19 appearances between 1963 to 1966.

Alberto Festa
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Augusto Antunes Festa
Date of birth(1939-07-21)21 July 1939
Place of birthSanto Tirso, Portugal
Date of death2 January 2024(2024-01-02) (aged 84)
Place of deathLisbon, Portugal
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionRight-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1955–1960Tirsense
1960–1968Porto114(0)
1968–1972Tirsense29(1)
Total143(1)
National team
1963–1966Portugal19(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Festa died on 2 January 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 84.[1]

References

  1. "Morreu ex-futebolista internacional português Alberto Festa" [Death of former Portuguese international footballer Alberto Festa] (in português). SIC Notícias. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.