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unusual facts about FC Porto



Carlos Domingos Duarte

Carlos Domingos Duarte (born 25 March 1933, Huambo), former Portuguese footballer who played for FC Porto, as forward.

Carolina Salgado

Carolina Salgado is a former partner of FC Porto's president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.

Ezequiel Lavezzi

Lavezzi scored his third Champions League goal for PSG on 4 December, netting at the near post of FC Porto goalkeeper Helton shortly after the hour mark; the 2–1 defeat of the Portuguese champions ensured PSG top spot in the group.

Francesinha

It is often a ritual meal for some that will eat it once a week or whenever they get together with friends before or after attending a football match from a local team (FC Porto, Boavista, Salgueiros, ...) A classic francesinha meal would include the sandwich, surrounded on a bed of chips doused in the famous sauce, and complimented with a fino (literally meaning thin, but, in this context, meaning fine) draught beer.

José Eduardo Pinto da Costa

The eldest of six children of José Alexandrino Teixeira da Costa (Foz do Douro, Porto, June 9, 1910 – Aldoar, Porto, December 6, 1977), a Merchant, and wife (m. Cedofeita, Porto, November 15, 1932) Maria Elisa Bessa de Lima de Amorim Pinto (São Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos, May 15, 1913 – November 14, 1997), one of his brothers is Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, the President of FC Porto.

José Valdivieso

He then joined Benfica as a youth coach, in his nearly ten year tenure, he coached the main team on two separate occasions, winning a Taça de Portugal against FC Porto.

Pepe Soares

It is a tradition that whenever FC Porto visits CF Belenenses for a match, the team always leaves a wreath in front of the statue before the game begins.


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Rolando Gonçalves

He won the Cup of Portugal in the 1967/68 season game in which defeated FC Porto V. Setubal 2-1.After taking over as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Rolando would be required to represent the National A selection, and was finally the international 8 times,Rolando gained 8 caps for Portugal and made his debut 11 December 1968 in Piraeus against Greece, in a 2-4 defeat.