Portuguese football manager (born 1971)
António José dos Santos Folha CvIH (born 21 May 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a winger , currently a manager .
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 Portugal 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[ 2] and Greece,[ 3] 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 Taça de Portugal ). From 1994 to 1996 , he had his best years with the team, contributing 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[ 4] and joined F.C. Penafiel of the Segunda Liga , 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.[ 5]
Folha returned to Porto once again in 2008, being named assistant with the junior side and remaining in the position for several seasons.[ 6] Later, he coached the reserves .[ 7]
In June 2018, Folha replaced the departed Vítor Oliveira at the helm of top-division club Portimonense SC .[ 8] 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 .[ 9]
Folha returned to Porto B on 2 February 2021, taking over from Rui Barros – who had succeeded him – at the last-placed side in the second tier.[ 10] He secured their survival in the last matchday.[ 11]
International career
Folha earned 26 caps for Portugal over a three-year period,[ 12] and was selected for the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament,[ 13] appearing in three matches in an eventual quarter-final exit and assisting Ricardo Sá Pinto in the 1–1 group stage draw against Denmark .[ 14]
Previously, he helped the under-20 team to win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia .[ 15]
Personal life
Folha's son, Bernardo , is also a footballer. A midfielder , he was also developed at Porto, being coached at the reserve team by his father.[ 16] [ 17]
Career statistics
Club
International goals
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Folha goal .[ 19]
List of international goals scored by António Folha
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
5 September 1993
Kadrioru Stadium , Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia
2–0
2–0
1994 World Cup qualification
2
18 December 1994
Estádio da Luz , Lisbon, Portugal
Liechtenstein
6–0
8–0
Euro 1996 qualifying
3
26 January 1995
Rogers Arena , Toronto, Canada
Canada
1–0
1–1
SkyDome Cup
4
21 February 1996
Estádio das Antas , Porto, Portugal
Germany
1–1
1–2
Friendly
5
29 May 1996
Lansdowne Road , Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
1–0
1–0
Friendly
Managerial statistics
As of 19 May 2024 [ 20] [ 21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Porto B
29 December 2016
5 June 2018
59
28
9
22
81
77
+4
0 47.46
Portimonense
5 June 2018
18 January 2020
58
15
15
28
65
95
−30
0 25.86
Porto B
3 February 2021
30 June 2024
117
39
36
42
165
159
+6
0 33.33
Career totals
234
82
60
92
311
331
−20
0 35.04
Honours
Porto
Primeira Divisão : 1991–92 , 1994–95 , 1995–96 , 1996–97 , 1997–98 , 1998–99 [ 22]
Taça de Portugal : 1993–94 , 1997–98 , 1999–00 , 2000–01 [ 22]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira : 1991 , 1993 , 1994 , 1998 [ 22]
AEK Athens
Portugal U20
References
^ a b c "António Folha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "Folha empatou em St.Truiden" [Folha drew in St.Truiden] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ "Folha marca pelo AEK Atenas" [Folha scores for AEK Athens]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ "Folha admite fim da carreira" [Folha pondering to end career]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ Cabral, Mariana (14 October 2018). "Folha: "Preparo a minha equipa para jogar sem medo de perder. Gosto de um jogo de ataque e gosto que as minhas equipas produzam bom futebol" " [Folha: "I prepare my team to play without the fear of losing. I like an attacking game and I like my teams to make good football"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "António Folha regressa ao FC Porto para treinar a equipa B" [António Folha returns to FC Porto to coach the B team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^ "António Folha e a permanência do FC Porto B: "Foi uma 2.ª volta fantástica dos miúdos" " [António Folha and FC Porto B's survival: "It was a fantastic 2nd half of the season from the lads"]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2020 .
^ "Holders Denmark draw with Portugal" . UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2017 .
^ a b 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 .
^ "Bernardo Folha fala do pai: "Gostava de conseguir ainda melhor" " [Bernardo Folha talks about his father: "I would like to do even better"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ Sousa, Rui (14 February 2021). "Filho de António Folha estreia-se pelo FC Porto B... e é expulso com vermelho direto" [António Folha's son makes debut for FC Porto B... and is sent off with straight red]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ António Folha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ "António Folha" . European Football. Retrieved 27 April 2020 .
^ António Folha coach profile at Soccerway
^ António Folha manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ a b c Salvador, Rui (3 March 2019). "30 anos de Riade. O percurso e o que fazem agora os campeões do mundo" [30 years of Riyadh. The career and what are the world champions doing now]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023 .
^ Papadopoulos, Kostas (27 April 2020). "27/4/2002: Το κύπελλο της ΑΕΚ επί του Ολυμπιακού με υπογραφή Ίβιτς" [27/04/2002: AEK beat Olympiacos to take Cup courtesy of Ivić] (in Greek). Sportime. Retrieved 26 January 2023 .
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