Vítor Valente

Vítor Sérgio dos Santos Valente (born 13 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Vítor Valente
Personal information
Full name Vítor Sérgio dos Santos Valente
Date of birth (1965-03-17) 17 March 1965
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1978–1980 Oeiras
1980–1981 Sporting CP
1981–1983 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Trafaria
1984–1985 Casa Pia
1985–1986 Atlético 22 (0)
1986–1987 Marítimo 14 (0)
1987–1989 Académica 17 (0)
1989–1991 União Madeira 45 (0)
1991–1993 Porto 2 (0)
1993–1995 Boavista 1 (0)
1995–1998 Belenenses 45 (0)
1998–1999 Alverca 4 (0)
1999–2002 Académica 15 (0)
2002–2003 Imortal 17 (0)
2003–2004 Pampilhosa 5 (0)
Total 187 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After beginning in the lower leagues, Lisbon-born Valente made his Primeira Liga debut in 1986–87 while at the service of C.S. Marítimo, appearing in 14 league games for a final 13th position.[1] He spent three of the following four seasons also in the top division, in representation of Académica de Coimbra[2] and C.F. União.[3]

In 1991, about one year after the club lost Zé Beto in a car accident, FC Porto bought Valente to act as backup to future club legend Vítor Baía, and he ended up playing only two matches in his two year-spell at the Estádio das Antas, totalling 13 minutes in two substitute appearances. He met the same fate at his next team, Boavista FC.

After three seasons with C.F. Os Belenenses (top level, starting in his second year), the 32-year-old Valente signed for F.C. Alverca of the same tier, being understudy to Paulo Santos. He then returned to former side Académica, who now competed in the Segunda Liga.

Valente retired from football at the age of 39, after one year apiece with amateurs Imortal D.C. and F.C. Pampilhosa. Subsequently, he worked as a goalkeeper coach at U.D. Leiria[4] and the Burkina Faso, Gabon national teams[5] and CS Sfaxien, always under compatriot Paulo Duarte.[6]

References
  1. "Época 1986/87: Primeira Divisão" [1986/87 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. "Época 1989/90: Primeira Divisão" [1989/90 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. "Vítor Oliveira quer empenho dos jogadores" [Vítor Oliveira wants commitment from players]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. Mbog Batassi, Pierre Eric (29 August 2013). "Gabon: défection dans la tanière des Panthères" [Gabon: defection in the Panthers' den] (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. "CS Sfaxien – Le portugais Vitor Valente entraîneur des gardiens" [CS Sfaxien – Portugal's Vitor Valente goalkeeper coach] (in French). Turess. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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