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António Folha
Folha with Porto B in 2021
Personal information
Full name António José dos Santos Folha[1]
Date of birth (1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Winger
Youth career
1981–1982 Canidelo
1982–1989 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2003 Porto 135 (16)
1989–1991 → Gil Vicente (loan) 72 (7)
1992–1993 → Braga (loan) 31 (1)
1998–1999 → Standard Liège (loan) 25 (3)
2000 → Standard Liège (loan) 15 (2)
2002 → AEK Athens (loan) 9 (0)
2003–2005 Penafiel 50 (7)
Total 337 (36)
International career
1987 Portugal U16 12 (2)
1988 Portugal U18 4 (2)
1989 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1990–1991 Portugal U21 9 (1)
1993–1997 Portugal 26 (5)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Penafiel (assistant)
2008–2009 Porto U17 (assistant)
2009–2011 Porto U15 (assistant)
2009–2011 Porto U15
2013–2014 Porto B (assistant)
2014 Porto (assistant)
2009–2011 Porto U19
2016–2018 Porto B
2018–2020 Portimonense
2021–2024 Porto B
2026 CFR Cluj
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1989 Saudi Arabia
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Runner-up1988 Czechoslovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

António José dos Santos Folha CvIH (born 21 May 1971) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mostly as a winger. He is currently a manager.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 227 matches and 22 goals over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of Porto. He also appeared in the competition with Gil Vicente and Braga, and was part of the Portugal squad at Euro 1996.

Folha worked as a manager after retiring, starting out at Porto B before joining Portimonense in 2018.

Club career

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Folha was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. In his career, he played mostly for Porto, with loan stints in Portugal, Belgium[3] and Greece;[4] at AEK Athens, to where he arrived on 3 January 2002,[5] he won the Greek Football Cup.[6]

Folha was often used as a substitute by his main club, where he won a total of 18 major titles (including seven Primeira Liga trophies and five Taça de Portugal). He had his best years with the team from 1994 to 1996, contributing ten goals in 58 games as they won back-to-back national championships.[7]

At the end of the 2002–03 season, aged 32, Folha was finally released by Porto[8] and joined Penafiel of the Segunda Liga, helping to a return to the top flight in his first year. He retired from football in 2005, and joined his last team's coaching staff immediately afterwards, also serving a two-season stint as assistant manager, one in each of the major levels.[9]

International career

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Folha earned 26 caps for Portugal over a three-year period,[10] and was selected for the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament,[11] appearing in three matches in an eventual quarter-final exit and assisting Ricardo Sá Pinto in the 1–1 group stage draw against Denmark.[12]

Previously, he helped the under-20 team to win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[13]

Coaching career

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Folha returned to Porto once again in 2008, being named assistant with the junior side and remaining in the position for several seasons.[14] Later, he coached the reserves.[15]

In June 2018, Folha replaced the departed Vítor Oliveira at the helm of top-division team Portimonense.[16] He finished 12th in his first season on the Algarve, and resigned on 18 January 2020 when second from bottom having lost to last-placed Aves.[17]

Folha returned to Porto B on 2 February 2021, taking over from Rui Barros – who had succeeded him – at the last-placed side in the second tier.[18] He secured their survival in the last matchday.[19]

On 9 June 2026, Folha was appointed at CFR Cluj on a one-year contract;[20] he was brought in by his compatriot Cadú, the Romanian club's director of football.[21] On 7 August, however, following a 0–5 home loss to Tromsø in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, he was dismissed.[22]

Personal life

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Folha's son, Bernardo, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he was also developed at Porto, being coached at the reserve team by his father.[23][24]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[25][2]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Vicente (loan) 1989–90 Segunda Divisão 35340——393
1990–91 Primeira Divisão 37420——394
Total 72760——787
Porto 1991–92 Primeira Divisão 90002[b]01[c]0120
1993–94 202206[d]02[c]0302
1994–95 276305[e]02[c]0376
1995–96 314716[d]03[c]0475
1996–97 153203[d]000203
1997–98 140313[d]02[c]0221
1998–99 10——1[c]020
1999–00 Primeira Liga 4011000051
2000–01 14150001[c]0201
2001–02 0000000000
2002–03 000000—00
Total 1351623325012019519
Braga (loan) 1992–93 Primeira Divisão 31131——342
Standard Liège (loan) 1998–99 Belgian First Division 25363—00316
Standard Liège (loan) 2000–01 Belgian First Division 152202[f]0—192
AEK Athens (loan) 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki 90511[g]0—151
Penafiel 2003–04 Segunda Liga 26620——286
2004–05 Primeira Liga 24122——263
Total 50742——549
Career total 33736491028012042646

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[26]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 199321
199431
1995101
1996112
199700
Total265
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Folha goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by António Folha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 September 1993Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia2–02–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 December 1994Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Liechtenstein6–08–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
326 January 1995SkyDome, Toronto, Canada Canada1–01–1Friendly
421 February 1996Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Germany1–11–2Friendly
529 May 1996Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly

Managerial statistics

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As of 6 August 2026[27][28]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Porto B Portugal 29 December 2016 5 June 2018 602810228177+4046.67
Portimonense Portugal 5 June 2018 18 January 2020 581515286595−30025.86
Porto B Portugal 3 February 2021 30 June 2024 115373642161158+3032.17
CFR Cluj Romania 15 June 2026 7 August 2026 62131111+0033.33
Career totals 239826295318341−23034.31

Honours

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Player

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AEK Athens

Portugal U20

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "António Folha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 António Folha at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Folha empatou em St.Truiden" [Folha drew in St.Truiden] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Folha marca pelo AEK Atenas" [Folha scores for AEK Athens]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ίβιτς, Φόλια και Ξενίδη παρουσίασε η ΑΕΚ εν… μέσω «πολέμου»" [AEK presented Ivić, Folha and Xenidis in the midst of a "war"] (in Greek). In.gr. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander; Panagiotas, Jotis; Mouroutis, Theodoros. "Greece 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Salvador, Rui (3 March 2019). "30 anos de Riade. O percurso e o que fazem agora os campeões do mundo" [30 years of Riyadh. The career and what are the world champions doing now]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Folha admite fim da carreira" [Folha pondering to end career]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Penafiel: Luís Castro continua e António Oliveira sai em Dezembro" [Penafiel: Luís Castro continues and António Oliveira leaves in December]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 October 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Holders Denmark draw with Portugal". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 anos: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Cabral, Mariana (14 October 2018). "Folha: "Preparo a minha equipa para jogar sem medo de perder. Gosto de um jogo de ataque e gosto que as minhas equipas produzam bom futebol"" [Folha: "I prepare my team to play without the fear of losing. I like an attacking game and I like my teams to make good football"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "FC Porto B: Folha quer a recuperação, com a ajuda de Paulinho Santos" [FC Porto B: Folha wants comeback, with help from Paulinho Santos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  16. ↑ Pereira Santos, Carlos (5 June 2018). "António Folha para suceder a Vítor Oliveira no Portimonense" [António Folha to succeed Vítor Oliveira at Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "António Folha explica saída do Portimonense: "Nunca fui rato na minha vida"" [António Folha explains exit from Portimonense: "I was never a shrinking violet in my life"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "António Folha regressa ao FC Porto para treinar a equipa B" [António Folha returns to FC Porto to coach the B team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "António Folha e a permanência do FC Porto B: "Foi uma 2.ª volta fantástica dos miúdos"" [António Folha and FC Porto B's survival: "It was a fantastic 2nd half of the season from the lads"]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "António Folha é o novo treinador do CFR Cluj" [António Folha is the new manager of Cluj]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Măcicășan, Vlad (23 June 2026). "Cadu a dezvăluit ce știe noul antrenor despre problemele financiare de la CFR Cluj. Cum a ajuns Antonio Folha în Gruia: „Craiova ne-a copiat, nu invers"" [Cadú revealed what the new coach knows about CFR Cluj's financial problems. How António Folha ended up in Gruia: "Craiova copied us, not the other way around"]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Antonio Folha, OUT! El e noul antrenor de la CFR Cluj" [António Folha, OUT! He is the new manager of CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Pro Arena. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Bernardo Folha fala do pai: "Gostava de conseguir ainda melhor"" [Bernardo Folha talks about his father: "I would like to do even better"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  24. ↑ Sousa, Rui (14 February 2021). "Filho de António Folha estreia-se pelo FC Porto B... e é expulso com vermelho direto" [António Folha's son makes debut for FC Porto B... and is sent off with straight red]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  25. ↑ António Folha at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  26. 1 2 António Folha at EU-Football.info (archived)
  27. ↑ António Folha coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
  28. ↑ António Folha manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  29. ↑ Papadopoulos, Kostas (27 April 2020). "27/4/2002: Το κύπελλο της ΑΕΚ επί του Ολυμπιακού με υπογραφή Ίβιτς" [27/04/2002: AEK beat Olympiacos to take Cup courtesy of Ivić] (in Greek). Sportime. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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