| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Manuel Tavares Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-30)30 January 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Olivais | ||
| 1979–1980 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1980–1981 | Oriental | ||
| 1981–1982 | Torralta | ||
| 1982–1983 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Cova Piedade | 15 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Alcobaça | 24 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Tirsense | 54 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Benfica | 39 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Vitória Guimarães | 32 | (0) |
| 1992–1999 | Estrela Amadora | 160 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 339 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 2007–2012 | Canada (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Canada U23 | ||
| 2013 | Canada (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
António Manuel Tavares "Tony"Fonseca (born 30 January 1965) is a Portuguese formerfootballer who played as aleft back, and a technical director for theCanadian Soccer Association.
Over 11 seasons, he amassedPrimeira Liga totals of 199 games and two goals, representing in the competitionBenfica,Vitória de Guimarães andEstrela da Amadora. He finished his career in Canada, where he started working as a manager in 1999.
Born inLisbon, Fonseca played youth football for five clubs, finishing his grooming at localBenfica. From 1983 to 1987 he competed in theSegunda Liga, after which the former bought him fromTirsense.
During his three-year tenure with Benfica, Fonseca was first-choice in the1988–89 campaign as the team won thePrimeira Liga championship and also reached the final of theTaça de Portugal, but played second-fiddle toÁlvaro Magalhães andSamuel Quina in the other two.[1][2] In eight of the following nine seasons he continued to play in the top flight, withVitória de Guimarães andEstrela da Amadora, appearing regularly for both sides and reuniting at the latter with former Benfica teammatesEdmundo,José Carlos,Fernando Mendes and Paulinho.[3]
Fonseca retired from football in 2000 at the age of 35, after two years with theVancouver Whitecaps in theUSL A-League, with whom he later worked as a manager.[4]
Fonseca earned fourcaps forPortugal, over one year. He made his debut on 29 March 1989, playing the entirety of a 6–0friendly win overAngola with marked the 75th anniversary of thePortuguese Football Federation.
During five years, Fonseca served as assistant toStephen Hart andDale Mitchell at theCanada national team, while also being in charge ofthe under-23s. Already as a technical director for theCanadian Soccer Association,[5] he acted asinterim for the full side following the departure ofColin Miller,[6] who later replaced him after twofriendlies.[7]
Fonseca married a Portuguese-Canadian woman, fathering two children.[8]
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