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