António Folha

António José dos Santos Folha (born 21 May 1971) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mostly as a winger, and is the current manager of FC Porto B.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Folha.
António Folha
Personal information
Full name António José dos Santos Folha
Date of birth (1971-05-21) 21 May 1971
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Porto B (manager)
Youth career
1981–1982 Canidelo
1982–1989 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2003 Porto 135 (16)
1989–1991 → Gil Vicente (loan) 37 (4)
1992–1993 → Braga (loan) 31 (1)
1998–1999 → Standard Liège (loan) 25 (3)
2001 → Standard Liège (loan) 15 (2)
2002 → AEK Athens (loan) 9 (0)
2003–2005 Penafiel 50 (7)
Total 302 (33)
National team
1989 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1990–1992 Portugal U21 9 (1)
1993–1996 Portugal 26 (5)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Penafiel (assistant)
2008–2013 Porto (youth)
2013–2014 Porto B (assistant)
2014 Porto (assistant)
2014–2016 Porto (youth)
2016–2018 Porto B
2018–2020 Portimonense
2021– Porto B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 matches and 22 goals over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of Porto. He also appeared in the competition with Gil Vicente and Braga, and was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 1996.

Folha worked as a manager after retiring, starting out at Porto B before joining Portimonense in 2018.

Club career

Folha was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. In his career he played mostly for FC Porto, with loan stints in Portugal, Belgium and Greece, being often used as a substitute by his main club where he won a total of 18 major titles (including seven Primeira Liga trophies and five Portuguese Cups); from 1994 to 1996, he had his best years with the team, contributing with ten goals in 58 games as they won back-to-back national championships.

At the end of the 2002–03 season, aged 32, Folha was finally released by Porto and joined F.C. Penafiel of the second division, helping to a return to the top flight in his first year. He retired from football in 2005, and joined his last team's coaching staff immediately afterwards, also serving a two-season stint as assistant manager, one in each of the major levels.[1]

Folha returned to Porto once again in 2008, being named assistant with the junior side and remaining in the position for several seasons. Later, he coached the reserves.[2]

In June 2018, Folha replaced the departed Vítor Oliveira at the helm of top division club Portimonense SC.[3] He finished 12th in his first season on the Algarve, and resigned on 18 January 2020 when second from bottom having lost to last-placed C.D. Aves.[4]

International career

Folha earned 26 caps for Portugal over a three-year period, and was part of the roster for UEFA Euro 1996,[5] appearing in three matches in an eventual quarter-final exit and assisting Ricardo Sá Pinto in the 1–1 group stage draw against Denmark.[6]

Previously, he helped the under-20 team win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[7]

Career statistics

Club

[8][9]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 1989–90 00————00
1991–92 9000—2010120
1993–94 20220—6020302
1994–95 27630—5020376
1995–96 31471—6030475
1996–97 15320—3000203
1997–98 14031—3020221
1998–99 10———1020
1999–00 4011—000051
2000–01 14150—0010201
2001–02 0000—000000
2002–03 0000—00—00
Total 13516233—25014019719
Gil Vicente (loan) 1989–90 ———
1990–91 374———374
Total 374———374
Braga (loan) 1992–93 31131———342
Standard Liège (loan) 1998–99 253——253
Standard Liège (loan) 2000–01 152—20—172
AEK Athens (loan) 2001–02 90—10—100
Penafiel 2003–04 26620———286
2004–05 24122———263
Total 50742———549
Career Total 3023330628014037439
  1. Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International goals
António Folha: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition

[10]

15 September 1993Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia0–20–21994 World Cup qualification
218 December 1994Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Liechtenstein6–08–0Euro 1996 qualifying
326 January 1995Rogers Arena, Toronto, Canada Canada0–11–1SkyDome Cup
421 February 1996Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Germany1–11–2Friendly
529 May 1996Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland0–10–1Friendly

Honours

Club

Porto

AEK

International

Portugal U-20

References
  1. "Penafiel: Luís Castro continua e António Oliveira sai em Dezembro" [Penafiel: Luís Castro continues and António Oliveira leaves in December]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 October 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "FC Porto B: Folha quer a recuperação, com a ajuda de Paulinho Santos" [FC Porto B: Folha wants comeback, with help from Paulinho Santos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. Pereira Santos, Carlos (5 June 2018). "António Folha para suceder a Vítor Oliveira no Portimonense" [António Folha to succeed Vítor Oliveira at Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "António Folha explica saída do Portimonense: "Nunca fui rato na minha vida"" [António Folha explains exit from Portimonense: "I was never a shrinking violet in my life"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. "Holders Denmark draw with Portugal". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 anos: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. "Folha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. "António Folha". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. "António Folha". European Football. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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