Vítor Baía
Vítor Baía (born 15 October 1969) is a former Portuguese football player. He has played for Portugal national team.
Baía in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Manuel Martins Baía | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1969 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Académico Leça | |||
| 1983–1988 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1996 | Porto | 246 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Barcelona | 39 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | Porto | 160 | (0) |
| 2001 | Porto B | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 447 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1990 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1990–2002 | Portugal | 80 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto | 1987–88 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 246 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 315 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona | 1996–97 | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Porto | 1998–99 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 160 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 445 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 575 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 0 | |
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07[3]
- Taca de Portugal: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2005–06[3]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006[3]
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04[3]
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03[3]
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004[3]
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1997–98[4]
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98[4]
- Supercopa de España: 1996[4]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97[4]
Individual
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1991[5]
- Portuguese Golden Ball: 1992[5]
- ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95[6]
- UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year: 2003–04[7]
- Best European Goalkeeper: 2004[7]
Orders
Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[8]
References
- ↑ Vítor Baía at ForaDeJogo
- ↑ Vítor Baía at Soccerway
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Vítor Baía pede que se honre "o legado" de Pinto da Costa" [Vítor Baía asks people to honour Pinto da Costa's "legacy"] (in português). SAPO. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Arte en la portería" [Art in goal] (in español). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Conceição Silva, Rui Manuel. "Portugal – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Stokkermans, Karel. "ESM XI". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "UEFA Club Football Awards". UEFA. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ (in pt) Baía investido por Cavaco Silva. 10 June 2008. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/baia-investido-por-cavaco-silva. Retrieved 28 April 2021.