The man who made the goal a fortress: FC Porto mark Baía’s birthday | OneFootball

Vítor Baía turns 56 this Wednesday, and FC Porto marked the date of one of the most emblematic goalkeepers in the club’s history.

“The man who turned the goal into a fortress. Congratulations, Vítor Baía”

“Today we celebrate another year of the 99. Congratulations, Vítor Baía”

A product of the blue and white club, he made his debut for the Dragons’ first team in 1989 and stayed until the summer of 1996, when he transferred to Barcelona. He returned to the Dragons in 1999 and remained FC Porto’s first-choice goalkeeper until 2005/06, even featuring in two matches the following season before retiring.

In total, across his two spells at the club, he played 567 matches in the Dragon jersey, winning ten national championships, six Portuguese Cups, eight Super Cups, one UEFA Cup, one Champions League, and one Intercontinental Cup.

He later served as FC Porto’s Director of Institutional Relations and was the SAD’s vice-president; in the most recent club presidential elections he supported Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, opposing the list of André Villas-Boas, who would go on to win.

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