António Folha

António Folha is the kind of footballer I love digging up. A 171 cm winger who carved out 227 Primeira Liga appearances, mostly in Porto colours, and earned a place in Portugal's Euro 1996 squad during a genuinely talented era. The numbers tell of a player who relied on craft and pace rather than physique. What seals my admiration is the second act: he stayed in the game as a coach and was knighted into the Order of Prince Henry. A full playing career followed by continued service to the sport is exactly the unflashy loyalty I find worth celebrating.

Name (English)

António Folha

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・フォーリャ

Reading

あんとにお・ふぉーりゃ

Born

May 21, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

Origin

Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Height

171 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Order of Prince Henry

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A3

Tags

• Porto
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.