| Vítor Baía | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Vítor Manuel Martins Baía | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal | |
| Height | 1. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. So Pedro da Afurada (or simply Afurada) is a locality in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-1996 1996-1999 1999-2007 |
FC Porto FC Barcelona FC Porto |
246 (0) 39 (0) 160 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1990-2002 | Portugal | 80 (0) |
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Vítor Manuel Martins Baía born on 15 October,1969 in São Pedro da Afurada,Portugal is a former Portuguese international professional footballer who played for FC Porto and FC Barcelona. So Pedro da Afurada (or simply Afurada) is a locality in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan He is nicknamed "Vítor Baliza" Portuguese for goalmouth. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal.
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Club Career
A FC Porto trainee, Baía debuted at 19 years of age (after being advised to quit after an arm injury when only sixteen) replacing Champions League winner Józef Młynarczyk, who had fractured his shoulder during training. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Józef Młynarczyk (born September 20, 1953 in Nowa Sól) is a Polish former Goalkeeper. In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. Baía's performances were good enough to keep the first choice goalkeeper out of the team, even after he recovered from his injury. At the time he was also the indisputed first-pick for goal on the Portuguese youth national side. He had to resign from playing in the 1989 Football World Youth Championship, played mid-season, having already become the first-choice on goal for FC Porto. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The club was very much involved in the title race and at European level, ending the season in second spot, and being eliminated by Valencia in the UEFA Cup. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. This was the start of a career at club level, which saw the keeper win a record-breaking nine Portuguese league titles in sixteen years, six Portuguese Cups, one Spanish league title, two Spanish Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, one Champions League Cup, one UEFA Cup and one Cup Winners Cup. Baía captured five first division titles and achieved the Portuguese record of most minutes unbeaten with 1191 minutes before departing with Bobby Robson to FC Barcelona in 1996-97. Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan While he only missed one Spanish Liga game in his first season and captured a Cup Winners' Cup, he had severe knee problems which ruled him out for the next two seasons. The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. Under team guidance of coach Louis van Gaal he was excluded from the team in favour of Ruud Hesp, and was loaned in mid-season back to FC Porto in the 98-99 season, filling the goalkeeper spot some said he had "haunted" since his departure, as several goalkeepers failed to convince in that position. Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (born August 8, 1951 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager currently in charge Rudolfus Hubertus (Ruud Hesp (born October 31, 1965 in Bussum, Noord-Holland) is a retired Dutch football Goalkeeper Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Upon his return to FC Porto, Baia dropped his number 1 jersey and picked the number 99, the year of his return. Just as his career seemed back on track, he was injured again halfway during the 1999-00 season. He had surgery in mid 2000 on his knees and never got in shape again, and had metallic plates inserted to avoid limping. Baia only returned late in the 01-02 season, after a couple of tests in FC Porto "B" side, but still in time to play in the 2002 World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. After he apologized for the incident, he had one of the most impressive seasons of his career, winning his second European trophy, seventh league trophy and fourth Cup in 2004. At the start of the 2005/06 season coach Co Adriaanse stated that he didn't know what goalkeeper would be his primary player. Jacobson ("Co" Adriaanse (born on July 21, 1947 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch football manager and After the pre-season ended, Baia was the one picked. In the middle of the 2005/06 season Baia was replaced by Helton in the FC Porto goal. Helton da Silva Arruda (born May 18 1978 in Alcântara Maranhão) Helton for short is a Brazilian footballer, in the Although with Baia still in top form, coach Co Adriaanse elected Helton as a better choice to lead the team to the national championship after one bad game from Baia. Jacobson ("Co" Adriaanse (born on July 21, 1947 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch football manager and While some disturbance was predicted by the press and stress between the two players, Helton publicly stated at the end of the season that he wouldn't have made it without Baia's support and that they became great friends in the process. At the season end, both players swaped jerseys for the title ceremonies and some of the press acknowledged Baia's role in the process with his superb professionalism towards Helton and his club. This fact was again used to criticize some of the allegations surrounding his absence from the national team due to poor "team spirit". Baia was part of the FC Porto official squad for Season 2006/07, his last on contract. He was always the substitute keeper and he played only the final minutes of the last game for the national championship, allowing him to receive the title as a contributing player. At that final and decisive match, the crowd called out his name so he would play the last minutes. This was his 700th official appearance for FC Porto.
The Foundation
Such as other famous players like former national teammate Luís Figo, Baía created a foundation with his name. Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Shortly after the Euro 2004 final call-up, he announced a press conference in the Estádio do Dragão. Estádio do Dragão (English Dragon Stadium, literally Stadium of the Dragon) is a football Stadium in Porto, Portugal While many expected him to "drop the bomb" on his absence from the national team, only a few knew beforehand what was the real subject of the callup - the announcement of the Fundação Vítor Baía, devoted to help needy children and teenagers. One of the foundations' goals is to have the bicycle with most owners in the Guinness Book of Records, the BKI Always Number One. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U
International Career
He was the U-21 National Team goalkeeper, and had his debut for the main National Team, at 19 December 1990, in a 1-0 win over USA, in a friendly match. He went to have 80 caps for the Portuguese National Team until 2002. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. He played all the games in the Euro Cup 1996 and 2000 finals (except one in this last one) and in the World Cup 2002 finals. After the failure in the 2002 World Cup, coach António Oliveira was sacked when he refused to quit. In his place, Luiz Felipe Scolari was called, and Baía, a stalwart for the past 10 years, with a record 80 caps in his position, was ditched. Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) also known as Felipão Although for the first games it looked a result of the 2002 World Cup. Baía was injured up to the competition and then a frequent scapegoat for national team poor results, although only from part of the supporters. scapegoat was a Goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism during the times Although the number of goals allowed in that competition was higher than expected, Baia managed to hold the team in the last minutes of their final match against South Korea when Portugal charged for a goal that would put them through to the play-off stage, effectively denying several threatening fast breaks from the Koreans.
Honours
- Portuguese Liga 1990,1992,1993,1995,1996,1999,2003,2004,2006,2007
- Portuguese Cup 1991,1994,2000,2003,2006
- Portuguese SuperCup 1990,1991,1993,1994,1995,2003,2004,2006
- La Liga 1998
- Copa del Rey 1997,1998
- Spainish Supercup 1998
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1997
- UEFA Super Cup 1998
- UEFA Cup 2003
- UEFA Champions League 2004
- Intercontinental Cup 2004
- UEFA Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year 1989,1991
- Best European Goalkeeper 2004
- Portuguese Golden Ball 1992
- FIFA 100
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