Paulo Futre
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Montijo | ||
| 1975–1983 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Sporting CP | 21 | (3) |
| 1984–1987 | Porto | 81 | (25) |
| 1987–1993 | Atlético Madrid | 163 | (38) |
| 1993 | Benfica | 11 | (3) |
| 1993 | Marseille | 8 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Reggiana | 13 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | West Ham | 9 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 320 | (79) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1995 | Portugal | 41 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈfutɾɨ]; born 28 February 1966) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a left winger.
After starting playing for Sporting, he moved to Porto – winning the 1987 European Cup – after which he embarked in an extensive professional career, having represented clubs in Spain, France, Italy and Japan, most notably Atlético Madrid. He also appeared for Benfica during four months in 1993, and his later years were blighted by injury problems.
A Portuguese international since the age of 17, Futre gained over 40 caps for his country, representing it at the 1986 World Cup.
Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Futre first appeared professionally in 1983–84, as a 17-year-old for Sporting Clube de Portugal, whose youth system he had joined at the age of nine. When he requested a pay raise from president João Rocha, he was turned down and left for FC Porto after just one season, as veterans Jaime Pacheco and António Sousa moved in the opposite direction as part of the deal.
In the following years, Futre collected two Primeira Liga titles, also helping the northerners to the 1986–87 European Cup, putting on a Man of the match performance in the final against FC Bayern Munich.
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