Vasco Faísca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasco Manuel Vilhena Faísca Teixeira | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | Farense | ||
| 1996–1998 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | 57 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Vicenza | 82 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Académica | 32 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Belenenses | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Padova | 91 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Ascoli | 112 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Platanias | 26 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Matera | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Maceratese | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Virtus Francavilla | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 503 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2000 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Vianense (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vilafranquense (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Olhanense | ||
| 2019–2021 | Braga B | ||
| 2021 | Alverca | ||
| 2021–2023 | Farense | ||
| 2023–2024 | Belenenses | ||
| 2025 | Academia Puerto Cabello | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasco Manuel Vilhena Faísca Teixeira (born 27 August 1980), known as Faísca, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Italy after starting out at Sporting CP, representing in the country Vicenza, Padova and Ascoli and appearing in one Serie A match with the first club.