Alberto Festa


Alberto Augusto Antunes Festa was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Festa started and finished his 17-year senior career with local club F.C. Tirsense. In between, he represented FC Porto, where he appeared in 114 Primeira Liga matches.
Festa retired at the age of 33, after several injury problems.

International career

Festa earned 19 caps for Portugal over three years. His debut came on 23 January 1963 against Bulgaria, for the 1964 [European Nations' Cup] 1964 [European Nations' Cup qualifying|qualifiers].
Festa was selected for the 1966 [FIFA World Cup] squad, playing three matches in England for the third-placed team.

Personal life and death

Festa suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life. He died on 2 January 2024, aged 84.