António Folha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António José dos Santos Folha | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Porto B (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Canidelo | ||
| 1982–1989 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–2003 | Porto | 135 | (16) |
| 1989–1991 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 37 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | → Braga (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2002 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Penafiel | 50 | (7) |
| Total | 302 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 1993–1996 | Portugal | 26 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | Penafiel (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Porto (youth) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Porto B (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Porto (youth) | ||
| 2016– | Porto B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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António José dos Santos Folha (born 21 May 1971) is a Portuguese football manager and a former player who played mostly as a winger. He is the current manager of FC Porto B.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 games and 22 goals over the course of 12 seasons, mainly in representation of Porto. He also appeared in the competition with Gil Vicente and Braga.
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 and Greece, 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 Portuguese Cups); from 1994 to 1996, he had his best years with the northerners, contributing with ten goals in 58 games combined as they won back-to-back national championships.
At the end of the 2002–03 season, aged 32, Folha was finally released by Porto and joined F.C. Penafiel in the second division, 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.
In 2008, Folha returned to Porto once again, being named assistant with the junior side and remaining in the position for several seasons. Later, he coached the reserves.
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