António Henriques Morato (born 20 March 1937) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Henriques Morato | ||
| Date of birth | (1937-03-20) 20 March 1937 (age 85) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1956 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1965 | Sporting CP | 80 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Lusitano Évora | 11 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Barreirense | ||
| 1967–1968 | Oriental | ||
| Total | 115 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Lisbon, Morato spent seven seasons in the Primeira Liga with local club Sporting CP. In 1961–62 he contributed 21 appearances to help the team win the national championship, the only in his career.[1]
In the top division, Morato also represented Vitória F.C. and Lusitano GC. He retired in 1968, aged 31.
Morato's only cap for the Portugal national side arrived on 8 October 1961, in a 4–2 away loss against Luxembourg for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2][3]
Morato's son, also named António, was also an international footballer.[4]