Alberto Festa Explained

Alberto Festa
Full Name:Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa
Birth Date:21 July 1939
Birth Place:Santo Tirso, Portugal
Death Place:Portugal
Height:1.77 m
Position:Right-back
Years1:1955–1960
Years2:1960–1968
Caps2:114
Goals2:0
Years3:1968–1972
Caps3:29
Goals3:1
Totalcaps:143
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:1963–1966
Nationalcaps1:19
Nationalgoals1:0

Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa (21 July 1939 – 2 January 2024) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Festa started and finished his 17-year senior career with local club F.C. Tirsense. In between, he represented FC Porto, where he appeared in 114 Primeira Liga matches.

Festa retired at the age of 33, after several injury problems.[1]

International career

Festa earned 19 caps for Portugal over three years.[2] His debut came on 23 January 1963 against Bulgaria, for the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers (1–0 replay loss in Rome).

Festa was selected for the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad, playing three matches in England for the third-placed team.[3]

Personal life and death

Festa suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life. He died on 2 January 2024, aged 84.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Os mestres dos relvados. Masters of the pitches. Correio da Manhã. pt. 11 May 2008. 22 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses. Complete list of Portuguese internationals. Mais Futebol. pt. 18 February 2004. 19 October 2023.
  3. News: A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos. The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago. Expresso. Paulo. Paixão. José Pedro. Castanheira. pt. 13 July 2016. 9 April 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224850/https://expresso.sapo.pt/desporto/2016-07-13-A-lenda-dos-Magricos-comecou-ha-50-anos. 24 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Morreu ex-futebolista internacional português Alberto Festa. Death of former Portuguese international footballer Alberto Festa. SIC Notícias. pt. 2 January 2024. 2 January 2024.