Artur Moraes Explained

Artur Moraes
Fullname:Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão
Height:1.92 m
Birth Date:25 January 1981
Birth Place:Leme, Brazil
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1996–2001
Youthclubs1:Paulista
Years1:2001–2003
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2003–2007
Caps2:43
Goals2:0
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs3:Coritiba (loan)
Caps3:25
Goals3:0
Years4:2008
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2008
Clubs5:Cesena (loan)
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:2008–2010
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Years7:2010–2011
Caps7:18
Goals7:0
Years8:2011–2015
Caps8:85
Goals8:0
Years9:2015–2017
Caps9:4
Goals9:0
Years10:2017
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2018
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Totalcaps:205
Totalgoals:0

Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão (born 25 January 1981) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Brazil

Artur Moraes started his career at Paulista. In 2003, he was loaned – and later signed – to Cruzeiro. For the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he was loaned to Coritiba.[1] He became first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006 season, ahead Kleber and Rodrigo. In the 2007 season, however, Édson Bastos became first choice.

Italy

On 4 January 2008, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Italian club Siena[2] after his contract with Cruzeiro had expired. On 30 January, he was loaned to Cesena.

On 25 June 2008, Artur Moraes completed a transfer to Roma from Siena with his teammate Simone Loria in an exchange deal which had Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci move to Siena in a co-ownership deal and Roma midfielder Ahmed Barusso loaned to the Tuscan-based club. Daniele Galloppa, previously co-owned by Roma and Siena, became in effect a Siena player as part of the deal.[3] Artur Moraes made his unofficial debut in Roma's first pre-season friendly of the 2008–09 season, a 3–1 defeat to Steaua București.[4]

In April 2009, he became temporary first-choice after an injury to starter Doni, edging ahead of Júlio Sérgio and Pietro Pipolo. In the 2009–10 season, however, Artur Moraes was dropped, as the coach preferred Júlio Sérgio as first-choice, with Bogdan Lobonț and Doni his back-ups.

Portugal

Braga

In the summer 2010, Artur Moraes left for Portuguese side Braga, as the club had recently lost starter Eduardo and back-up Paweł Kieszek. Artur Moraes initially served as the backup to Mário Felgueiras as the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, as new signing Quim was out injured. Artur then became Felipe's understudy, ahead of third-choice Marcos. After Felipe returned to Brazil in December, Artur became the first choice.

Benfica

On 16 May 2011, Artur Moraes signed a four-year deal with Benfica.[5] He played consistently throughout his first season with Benfica, earning the nickname "King Artur".

In the 2012–13 season, Artur Moraes' performances worsened with various mistakes against Porto, Estoril and in the Portuguese Cup final defeat to Vitória de Guimarães.[6] [7] [8] [9] Despite this, manager Jorge Jesus maintained his confidence on him.[10]

After a string of mistakes midway through the 2013–14 campaign, Jorge Jesus dropped him in favour of Jan Oblak, and the latter went on to keep several clean sheets in his first starts, notably in a 2–0 home win against Porto.[11] [12] He ended the season in the bench, and was told to look for a new club.[13]

After Oblak's departure to Atlético Madrid, Artur Moraes regained his place in the starting XI in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, being an important part in the victory over Rio Ave, saving three penalties in the shootout.[14] [15] On 31 August 2014, in a Lisbon derby, Artur Moraes erred by giving the ball away to Sporting Clube de Portugal striker Islam Slimani, who scored the equalizer.[16] On 16 September 2014, in the first matchday of the 2014–15 Champions League group stage, against Zenit Saint Petersburg he was sent off in the 18th minute for a professional foul on Danny outside of the box.[17] On 30 June 2015, he left Benfica as his contract expired.

Osmanlıspor / Chapecoense

On 11 July 2015, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Osmanlıspor.[18] On 19 January 2017, he returned to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Chapecoense.[19]

Club statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro2003[20] Série A60000060
2004[21] Série A3505030430
2005[22] Série A2000200040
Total430007030530
Coritiba (loan)2006[23] Série B250250
Siena2007–08Serie A0000
Cesena (loan)2007–08Serie B180180
Roma2008–09[24] Serie A1100000110
2009–10Serie A10004050
Total1200040160
Braga2010–11Primeira Liga1801020100310
Benfica2011–12Primeira Liga29000140430
2012–13Primeira Liga3005010150510
2013–14Primeira Liga1404010110300
2014–15Primeira Liga12000303010190
Total8509050430101430
Osmanlıspor2015–16Süper Lig40100050
2016–17Süper Lig000000
Total401000000050
Chapecoense2017Série A000030120150
Career total2050110706701603060

Honours

Paulista

2001

Cruzeiro

2003

2003

2003, 2004

Coritiba

2007

Braga

Runner-up 2010–11

Benfica

2013–14, 2014–15[25]

2013–14

2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15

2014

Runner-up 2012–13, 2013–14

Chapecoense

2017

Notes and References

  1. News: Artur joga nesta tarde. 3 March 2007. 3 July 2009. coritiba.com.br. Portuguese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090723015241/http://www.coritiba.com.br/site/index.php?pag=noticias. 23 July 2009.
  2. News: Formalizzato l'acquisto di Porta. Tesserato Gusmao. 4 January 2008. 7 June 2010. AC Siena. Italian.
  3. http://bo.asroma.it/UserFiles/842.pdf OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008
  4. Web site: Spalletti Left Sour By Steaua. 27 July 2008. 27 July 2008. Goal. https://web.archive.org/web/20080727161510/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=792911. 27 July 2008 . live.
  5. Web site: Artur Joins Benfica. 16 May 2011. 16 May 2011. record.xl.pt.
  6. Web site: Benfica 2-2 Porto: four goals in the first twenty minutes, then Matic and Fernando dominate. zonalmarking.net. 18 August 2013. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020744/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2013/01/14/benfica-2-2-porto-four-goals-in-the-first-twenty-minutes-then-matic-and-fernando-dominate/. dead.
  7. Web site: Benfica 1-1 Estoril (Final). rr.sapo.pt.
  8. Web site: Guimarães claim famous cup win. portugoal.net. 18 August 2013. 21 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053701/http://portugoal.net/index.php/portuguese-cup/41198-benfica-end-season-empty-handed. dead.
  9. Web site: Jesus e Artur insultados por adeptos. Jesus and Artur insulted by the fans. desporto.pt.msn.com. 18 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055128/http://desporto.pt.msn.com/jesus-e-artur-insultados-por-adeptos. 21 September 2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Jesus insiste em concorrente para Artur. Jesus demands competition for Artur. Record.pt.
  11. News: Oblak fecha a porta da baliza ao dragão . Oblak closes goal to dragon . Record . Portuguese . 12 January 2014 . 20 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140114171852/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=862557 . 14 January 2014 . dead .
  12. News: Oblak morde os calcanhares ao melhor Artur . Oblak bites best Artur in the heels . Record . Portuguese . 20 January 2014 . 20 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121232022/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=863812 . 21 January 2014 . dead .
  13. News: Artur está no mercado. 8 July 2014. record.xl.pt. 21 May 2014.
  14. News: Benfica seal Super Cup win on penalties. UEFA. 11 August 2014.
  15. News: Benfica 0-0 Rio Ave (3-2 on penalties): Portuguese champions win another trophy. 11 August 2014. Goal. 11 August 2014.
  16. News: Benfica 1 × 1 Sporting: Goleiro brasileiro falha no primeiro clássico português da temporada. Goal. 31 August 2014.
  17. News: Matchday live. 16 September 2014. UEFA. 16 September 2014.
  18. Web site: Artur dois anos no Osmanlispor . Portuguese . Artur two years at Osmanlispor . 11 July 2015 . O Jogo . 11 July 2015.
  19. Web site: Chapecoense – Site Oficial – Título da notícia . 21 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170121185947/http://www.chapecoense.com/2016/noticias/403 . 21 January 2017 . dead .
  20. Web site: Temporada 2003. 2003 season. Cruzeiro EC. 21 January 2017.
  21. Web site: Temporada 2004. 2004 season. Cruzeiro EC. 21 January 2017.
  22. Web site: Temporada 2005. 2005 season. Cruzeiro EC. 21 January 2017.
  23. Web site: Foradejogo profile. Foradejogo. 21 January 2015.
  24. Web site: Soccerway profile. Soccerway. 21 January 2015.
  25. Web site: Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera . Portuguese . Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await . Cunha . Pedro Jorge . 17 May 2015 . Maisfutebol . 19 May 2015.