António Morato (footballer, born 1937)

António Henriques Morato (born 20 March 1937) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender.

António Morato
Personal information
Full name António Henriques Morato
Date of birth (1937-03-20) 20 March 1937
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1954–1956 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1965 Sporting CP 80 (0)
1963–1964 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 24 (1)
1965–1966 Lusitano Évora 11 (0)
1966–1967 Barreirense
1967–1968 Oriental
Total 115 (1)
National team
1961 Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Morato spent seven seasons in the Primeira Liga with local club Sporting CP. In 1961–62 he contributed with 29 overall appearances to help the team win the national championship, the only in his career.

In the top division, Morato also represented Vitória F.C. and Lusitano GC. He retired in 1968, aged 31.

International career

Morato's only cap for the Portugal national side arrived on 8 October 1961, in a 2–4 away loss against Luxembourg for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1]

Personal life

Morato's son, also named António, was also an international footballer.[2]

References
  1. "Há 50 anos, Portugal estreia Eusébio... e falha Mundial-62" [50 years ago, Portugal debut Eusébio... and miss World Cup-62]. i (in Portuguese). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. Magalhães, Magda (7 May 2014). "Morato: o capitão do Sporting que foi parar às Antas" [Morato: the captain of Sporting that wound up at the Antas] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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