Vitorino Antunes

What I admire most about Vitorino Antunes is his nomad's resilience. He could have stayed comfortable in Portugal, but instead he built a real career abroad, lifting silverware with Dynamo Kyiv and racking up 125 La Liga appearances for Malaga and Getafe. At 175 cm he was never the most physically imposing left-back, yet he survived and thrived across vastly different leagues and cultures. That kind of adaptability speaks to character more than talent. Now coaching, I suspect he passes on lessons earned the hard way. I have a soft spot for dependable, unglamorous full-backs, and Antunes is exactly that quiet professional.

Name (English)

Vitorino Antunes

Name (Japanese)

ヴィトリーノ・アントゥネス

Reading

ゔぃとりーの・あんとぅねす

Born

April 1, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Origin

Freamunde, Porto, Portugal

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Porto
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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