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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Tirso, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2024 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1960 | Tirsense | ||
| 1960–1968 | Porto | 114 | (0) |
| 1968–1972 | Tirsense | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 143 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1966 | Portugal | 19 | (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
- ↑ "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.