Artur Correia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Artur Correia
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1950(1950-04-18)
Age	74
Date Of Death	July 25, 2016, Lisbon, Portugal
Birthplace	Lisbon
Country	Portugal
Birth City	Lisbon District
Horoscope	Aries

Artur Correia Biography

Artur Correia is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on April 18, 1950 in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal.

Born in Lisbon, Correia grew up in the Santa Cruz neighbourhood of Benfica with four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. He first started at C.F. Benfica, before joining the under-19 team of S.L. Benfica in 1965, his boyhood club from which he had been a registered member since birth.

In 1968, Correia moved to Coimbra to finish high-school and enrol into college, whilst at the same time competing for local Associação Académica also in the Primeira Liga. He only appeared in one game in his first season, but eventually asserted himself as a starter, gathering interest from C.F. Os Belenenses, FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Artur Correia Net Worth

Artur Correia is one of the richest Football Player from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Artur Correia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Artur Manuel Soares Correia (18 April 1950 – 25 July 2016) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right back.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Artur Correia height 5 ft 7 in Miguel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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During his six-year spell at the Estádio da Luz, Correia won five league titles, one Portuguese Cup and two Taça de Honra trophies. In the summer of 1977, during negotiations for a new contract, the management proposed him a pay cut, which he refused. Instead, Sporting president João Rocha offered him a better deal and the player traded clubs, as he explained: “I never thought of playing in Sporting, but it was the club that offered me the best deal. Benfica, basically, sent me away”; he played there for three years, winning the Portuguese Cup in 1977–78 and the league in 1979–80.

Facts & Trivia

Miguel Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Artur Correia celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

In June 2015, Correia had his left leg amputated because of problems related to his circulatory system. On 20 July of the following year, he suffered a second stroke that put him in a coma, and after five days in critical condition he died at the age of 66.