Richard Porta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Porta
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1983(1983-08-01)
Age	41
Birthplace	Fairfield Hospital: Emergency Department
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Leo

Richard Porta Biography

Richard Porta is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 1, 1983 in Fairfield Hospital: Emergency Department, Australia.

Although Porta and his parents moved back to Uruguay shortly after his birth, Porta’s maternal grandparents, cousins and his brother still live in Sydney. Porta declared his allegiance to Australia during the decisive 2006 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL – OFC qualification play-off between Australia and Uruguay when he appeared as a television studio guest in Montevideo wearing a green and gold shirt. Porta is nicknamed ‘El Canguro’, translating to ‘Kangaroo’ in Spanish. During his period in Siena he thought to take the Italian citizenship because his maternal grandfather is Italian.

In 1999 Porta was called up to a one-week training camp for the Australia U-17 team in Montevideo but was not selected for the squad that went on to claim silver medals at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. Porta then went on to represent the Uruguay U-20 squad at the 2003 South American Youth Championship held in Uruguay where he scored in Uruguay’s 4–1 win against Bolivia on 13 January. During 2006 and 2007 Porta was twice drafted into a home-based squad for the Uruguay national team without being capped, first in March 2006 for a friendly against Saudi Arabia which was later suspended and then in September 2007 for a friendly against South Africa where he was an un- used substitute. On 21 December 2007 it was reported by The Age that Porta, despite not speaking English, had stated that if someone from Australia asked him then he would not rule out “wearing the green and gold” for the Australia national side under coach Pim Verbeek. By 16 January 2008 it was again reported by The Age that Pim Verbeek was poised to invite Porta to join the squad for Australia’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Richard Porta Net Worth

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

Richard Aníbal Porta Candelaresi (born 1 August 1983) is a retired Uruguayan Australian football (soccer) player whose last team was Cerro in Uruguay. Porta is a two-time golden boot winner, having won the award whilst at River Plate and most recently at Nacional in Uruguay’s Primera División. His nickname is “El Canguro”, which means “The Kangaroo” in Spanish.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Richard Porta height 1.84 m (6 ft ⁄2 in) Tanasith weight 159 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Richard Porta Dating?

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In July 2010 Porta was loaned to Club Nacional de Football for the 2010–2011 season where he made his debut on 30 August in a 3–0 loss against Fénix at Nacional’s Estadio Gran Parque Central. On 12 February he scored his first goal for Nacional in a 2–1 loss to Fénix at the Estadio Centenario. On 16 February Porta debuted for Nacional at the 2011 Copa Libertadores in a 2–0 loss to Mexico’s Club América when he was substituted onto the field on 46 minutes for Nicolás Vigneri. On 13 March in a 2–0 win against Liverpool Porta was substituted onto the field on 65 minutes for Jonathan Sebastián Charquero and scored Nacional’s second goal one minute later. Three days later Porta was substituted onto the field for Maximiliano Calzada on 64 minutes in Nacional’s 1–0 Copa Libertadores win against Argentinos Juniors. On 21 March Porta scored a double for Nacional as they beat Cerro 3–0. On 29 May Porta scored his last goal for Nacional in the 2010–2011 season after 5 minutes in a 3–0 win against Defensor. Nacional finished in first place of the 2010–2011 Torneo Clausura with 34 points, claiming a spot at the 2012 Copa Libertadores given that they had finish in third position in their respective 2011 Copa Libertadores group, behind Fluminense and Club América. Having scored 5 goals in 19 league appearances it was reported that at one stage during 2010 Porta was a recruiting target for Sydney FC.

Facts & Trivia

Tanasith Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Richard Porta celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

After five games of the Torneo Apertura, in October 2011, Porta announced that he was joining Diego Maradona in his new club Al Wasl FC in Dubai, the UAE. After three months in the Emirates, he returned to Nacional as his contract with Al Wasl was terminated.