Vítor Baía
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Baía in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Manuel Martins Baía | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Académico Leça | |||
| 1983–1988 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1996 | Porto | 246 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Barcelona | 39 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Porto (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | Porto | 144 | (0) |
| 2001 | Porto B | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 447 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1990–2002 | Portugal | 80 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitɔɾ βɐˈiɐ]; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
One of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, his career was intimately connected with FC Porto, which he started representing still in his teens, helping it to 26 titles and eventually remaining with the club in an ambassadorial role.
Also having played for Barcelona, Baía appeared with the Portugal national team in two European Championships and the 2002 World Cup.