Biography

Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre is a Portuguese former footballer who played mostly as a left winger.

After starting playing for Sporting, he moved to Porto - winning the 1987 European Cup - after which he embarked in an extensive professional career, having represented clubs in Spain, France, Italy, England and Japan, most notably Atlético Madrid. He also appeared for Benfica during four months in 1993, and his later years were blighted by injury problems.

A Portuguese international since the age of 17, Futre earned over 40 caps for his country, representing it at the 1986 World Cup.
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Had a brief spell in England with West Ham United between 1996 and 1997 in a spell which he made 9 appearances before announcing his retirement from soccer