Vítor Baía
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Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (born 15 October 1969), is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His career was intimately connected with F.C. Porto, which he started representing professionally still in his teens, helping it to 26 titles, and eventually remaining with the club in an ambassadorial role.
Also having played for FC Barcelona
, Baía appeared with the Portuguese national team
in two European Championships
and the 2002 World Cup
.
, Vila Nova de Gaia
, Porto District
, Baía joined F.C. Porto's youth ranks at thirteen, from also northern club Leça FC
. In early 1989, he renounced to appear at the FIFA World Youth Championship, as he had relegated Pole
Józef Młynarczyk to the bench and his club was still chasing the league title, which eventually eluded them (second place).
Baía made his first-team debuts in a game against Vítoria de Guimarães, and did not lose his starting place for the following seven seasons, winning five leagues and two domestic cups
, and conceding only 116 goals (16,5 goals per year). It was between 1994 and 1996 that Baía made his name as a world-class goalkeeper, being voted for the "ESM Team of the Year" after the 1994–95 season, and being named in the "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1995" list, finishing sixth in the voting, and improving to fifth in the following year. Consequently he was named in the Portuguese squad for Euro 1996, being transferred after this tournament to Spain
's FC Barcelona
, for the highest amount paid for a player in the position in the world.
game in his first season, as Barcelona finished second to Real Madrid
, adding the season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
, Baía also suffered from knee
problems during his two 1/2-year spell.
Additionally, when Louis van Gaal
took over at Barcelona for Bobby Robson
, he was dropped from the team in favour of the manager's countryman Ruud Hesp
, being subsequently loaned in mid-season back to Porto, filling the position some said he had "haunted" since his departure, as several goalkeepers had failed to perform in that position.
In the 2000 summer, Baía returned to Barcelona, being immediately released and signing with Porto. After one season without playing due to injury, he made his comeback in 2001–02, in a reserves match against Vila Real, on 26 November 2001. Sixteen days later, on 12 December, he made his competitive debut, against C.D. Santa Clara
for the cup. After a full recovery, he was included in the list for the 2002 World Cup
.
In the 2002–03 season, Baía was in a great shape again, helping his club win the league title, the cup and the UEFA Cup, appearing in 11 of 13 matches in the latter competition, including the semifinals against S.S. Lazio
where he saved a penalty kick
, and the final
against Celtic
.
It would not be until the 2003–04 season when Baía would regain full fitness again, and he would have one of the most impressive seasons of his career, winning the UEFA Champions League
and his seventh league trophy. In the former competition, he played all matches and minutes, as Porto beat AS Monaco FC
in the final
(3–0). Consequently, he was selected as the "UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year", being the first Portuguese goalkeeper to win this individual title; this was not, however, good enough for Euro 2004 – played on home soil – selection, with Sporting Clube de Portugal's Ricardo Pereira
being controversially preferred. Later, in 2007, in a FIFA.com
interview, Baía said: "(...) It's kind of strange because I was voted as being the best goalkeeper in Europe in the 2003/04 season and a few days before the squad for UEFA EURO 2004 was announced I'd won the Portuguese championship and the UEFA Champions League and even then I wasn't called up." At the end of the season, he was named in the list for "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004", finishing 8th in the voting, while Ricardo finished in 19th place.
At the start of 2005–06, under Dutch
coach Co Adriaanse
, Baía initially started the season, but lost his status midway through, being replaced by Brazil
ian Helton
. Although he was a part of the 2006–07 squad that won Porto's second league in a row, Baía, in the last year of his contract, would make only one league start, on the final day of the season, a 4–1 home win against Desportivo das Aves, which would be his 700th official appearance, overall. Upon retiring at nearly 38, on 14 June 2007, he became director of public relations
with his main club, leaving the post in late July 2010. He and Italian
Stefano Tacconi
were the only goalkeepers in history to have won the three main UEFA club competitions.
on 19 December 1990, in a 1–0 friendly win over the United States
, at the age of only 20. He went on to make 80 appearances
for the national team until 2002, playing in all the games in UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000 (except one in the latter, as Portugal was already qualified) and in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
. In Euro 2000, he stopped Arif Erdem
's penalty
, as the national team defeated Turkey
in the quarterfinals (2–0).
After the failure in the 2002 World Cup, coach António Oliveira
was sacked when he refused to quit. In his place, Luiz Felipe Scolari
was hired, and Baía, a stalwart for the past 10 years with a record of caps in his position, was ditched.
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Also that year, he would donate a pair of his autographed gloves to be included in the UEFA Jubilee time capsule, a collection of UEFA memorabilia that was sealed underground in September, only opened 50 years hence.
Baía published his autobiography entitled 99 – Vítor Baía in 2005. On 10 June 2008, he was made an Officer of the Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique
by president of Portugal
, Aníbal Cavaco Silva
.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His career was intimately connected with F.C. Porto, which he started representing professionally still in his teens, helping it to 26 titles, and eventually remaining with the club in an ambassadorial role.
Also having played for FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, Baía appeared with the Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
in two European Championships
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
and the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
.
FC Porto
Born in São Pedro da AfuradaSão Pedro da Afurada
São Pedro da Afurada is a locality in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. It has 3,442 inhabitants and a population density of 3,442 people per square kilometer ....
, Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
, Porto District
Porto District
The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...
, Baía joined F.C. Porto's youth ranks at thirteen, from also northern club Leça FC
Leça F.C.
Leça Futebol Clube, better known as Leça FC or simply Leça, is a Portuguese football club located in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos. Founded in 1912, they currently play in the Portuguese Second Division and, in the previous season of 2007-08, they finished 10th in the division...
. In early 1989, he renounced to appear at the FIFA World Youth Championship, as he had relegated Pole
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Józef Młynarczyk to the bench and his club was still chasing the league title, which eventually eluded them (second place).
Baía made his first-team debuts in a game against Vítoria de Guimarães, and did not lose his starting place for the following seven seasons, winning five leagues and two domestic cups
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
, and conceding only 116 goals (16,5 goals per year). It was between 1994 and 1996 that Baía made his name as a world-class goalkeeper, being voted for the "ESM Team of the Year" after the 1994–95 season, and being named in the "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1995" list, finishing sixth in the voting, and improving to fifth in the following year. Consequently he was named in the Portuguese squad for Euro 1996, being transferred after this tournament to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, for the highest amount paid for a player in the position in the world.
FC Barcelona
While he only missed one La LigaLa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
game in his first season, as Barcelona finished second to Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, adding the season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
, Baía also suffered from knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
problems during his two 1/2-year spell.
Additionally, when Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...
took over at Barcelona for Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
, he was dropped from the team in favour of the manager's countryman Ruud Hesp
Ruud Hesp
Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After his active career, he started working as a keeper trainer. Currently he works at FC Groningen and for the Dutch national team.-Club career:Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem...
, being subsequently loaned in mid-season back to Porto, filling the position some said he had "haunted" since his departure, as several goalkeepers had failed to perform in that position.
Porto return
In January 1999, Baía returned to Porto, finding the #1 jersey unavailable, so he picked #99 instead, with the sales of that number being a success, as well as the club's game attendances, highly related to the player's return. When his career seemed back on track, he was injured again during the 1999–2000 season, needing a corrective surgery on his knee.In the 2000 summer, Baía returned to Barcelona, being immediately released and signing with Porto. After one season without playing due to injury, he made his comeback in 2001–02, in a reserves match against Vila Real, on 26 November 2001. Sixteen days later, on 12 December, he made his competitive debut, against C.D. Santa Clara
C.D. Santa Clara
Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently...
for the cup. After a full recovery, he was included in the list for the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
.
In the 2002–03 season, Baía was in a great shape again, helping his club win the league title, the cup and the UEFA Cup, appearing in 11 of 13 matches in the latter competition, including the semifinals against S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
where he saved a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
, and the final
2003 UEFA Cup Final
The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 2003 between Celtic of Scotland and Porto of Portugal. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei...
against Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
.
It would not be until the 2003–04 season when Baía would regain full fitness again, and he would have one of the most impressive seasons of his career, winning the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and his seventh league trophy. In the former competition, he played all matches and minutes, as Porto beat AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
in the final
2004 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2004 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on 26 May 2004, to decide the winner of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League...
(3–0). Consequently, he was selected as the "UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year", being the first Portuguese goalkeeper to win this individual title; this was not, however, good enough for Euro 2004 – played on home soil – selection, with Sporting Clube de Portugal's Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
being controversially preferred. Later, in 2007, in a FIFA.com
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
interview, Baía said: "(...) It's kind of strange because I was voted as being the best goalkeeper in Europe in the 2003/04 season and a few days before the squad for UEFA EURO 2004 was announced I'd won the Portuguese championship and the UEFA Champions League and even then I wasn't called up." At the end of the season, he was named in the list for "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004", finishing 8th in the voting, while Ricardo finished in 19th place.
At the start of 2005–06, under Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
coach Co Adriaanse
Co Adriaanse
Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:...
, Baía initially started the season, but lost his status midway through, being replaced by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Helton
Helton da Silva Arruda
Helton da Silva Arruda , simply Helton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.-Vasco:...
. Although he was a part of the 2006–07 squad that won Porto's second league in a row, Baía, in the last year of his contract, would make only one league start, on the final day of the season, a 4–1 home win against Desportivo das Aves, which would be his 700th official appearance, overall. Upon retiring at nearly 38, on 14 June 2007, he became director of public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
with his main club, leaving the post in late July 2010. He and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Stefano Tacconi
Stefano Tacconi
Stefano Tacconi is an Italian association football player. He is the only goalkeeper to have won all international club competitions.-Career:Tacconi got his first significant experience at Spoleto football club...
were the only goalkeepers in history to have won the three main UEFA club competitions.
International career
Baía had his senior debutPortugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
on 19 December 1990, in a 1–0 friendly win over the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
, at the age of only 20. He went on to make 80 appearances
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the national team until 2002, playing in all the games in UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000 (except one in the latter, as Portugal was already qualified) and in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
. In Euro 2000, he stopped Arif Erdem
Arif Erdem
Arif Erdem is a retired Turkish international footballer and the current manager of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He played in the forward position. Starting out with local club Zeytinburnuspor in 1990, Erdem had a decorated 15-year professional career...
's penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
, as the national team defeated Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
in the quarterfinals (2–0).
After the failure in the 2002 World Cup, coach António Oliveira
António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira
António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira is a retired Portuguese football attacking midfielder and manager.As a player, he notably represented two of the Big Three in his country, Porto and Sporting, amassing totals of 277 games and 87 first division goals between the two, and also later managing...
was sacked when he refused to quit. In his place, Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
was hired, and Baía, a stalwart for the past 10 years with a record of caps in his position, was ditched.
Club
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Porto | Portuguese League | 1988–89 | 15 | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 34 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 38 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 34 | 0 | * | * | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 34 | 0 | * | * | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 32 | 0 | * | * | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 33 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 26 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 246 | 0 | * | * | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
Spanish League La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
1996–97 | 37 | 0 | * | * | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 2 | 0 | * | * | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | * | * | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Porto | Portuguese League | 1998–99 | 16 | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | 15 | 0 | * | * | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 17 | 0 | * | * | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | * | * | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 31 | 0 | * | * | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 31 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 160 | 0 | * | * | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 445 | 0 | * | * | 105 | 0 | ||||
| Last Update: 26 April 2010 | ||||||||||
*Information not available
International
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Porto
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 2003–04 - UEFA Cup: 2002–03
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: 20042004 Intercontinental CupThe 2004 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 12 December 2004 between FC Porto, winners of 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, and Once Caldas, winners of the 2004 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, in... - Portuguese League: 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2005–06 - Portuguese Supercup: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006
Barcelona
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
: 1996–97 - Spanish LeagueLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 1997–98 - Spanish CupCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
: 1996–971996–97 Copa del Rey-External links:*...
, 1997–981997–98 Copa del ReyThe Copa del Rey 1997–98 is the 94th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on September 3, 1997 and concluded on April 29, 1998 with the Final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.-1st Round:... - Spanish SupercupSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 19961996 Supercopa de EspañaThe 1996 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 25 August and 28 August 1996. It contested by FC Barcelona, who were Spanish Cup runners-up in 1995–96, and Atlético Madrid, who won the 1995–96 Spanish League and the 1995–96 Spanish Cup. FC Barcelona won 6–5 on...
Individual
- Portuguese Footballer of the YearPortuguese Footballer of the YearThe CNID Footballer of the Year was an annual award given to the player who was adjudged to have been the best best of the year in Primeira Liga. Between 1970 and 2000 this award was given to a Portuguese footballer playing in a foreign country or any player in Portuguese first League...
: 1988–89, 1990–91 - Portuguese Golden BallPortuguese Golden BallThe Portuguese Golden Ball is an annual award given, by Portuguese newspaper A Bola, to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in the Primeira Liga. The first winner of the award was Eusébio, in 1991...
: 1991–92 - ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95
- UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year: 2003–04
Personal life
In 2004, Baía founded a charity with his wife, Alexandra Rodrigues de Almeida, which would bear his own name and would be dedicated to helping underprivileged children and troubled teens.Also that year, he would donate a pair of his autographed gloves to be included in the UEFA Jubilee time capsule, a collection of UEFA memorabilia that was sealed underground in September, only opened 50 years hence.
Baía published his autobiography entitled 99 – Vítor Baía in 2005. On 10 June 2008, he was made an Officer of the Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique
Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique)
The Order of Prince Henry the Navigator is a Portuguese National Order of Knighthood created on June 2, 1960, to commemorate the fifth centenary of the death of the Infante Henry the Navigator , fifth son of King John I of Portugal and his queen, Philippa of Lancaster...
by president of Portugal
President of Portugal
Portugal has been a republic since 1910, and since that time the head of state has been the president, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ....
, Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC , is the President of Portugal. He won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006 and was re-elected on 23 January 2011, for a second five-year term. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006....
.
See also
- List of players to have won the three main European club competitions
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- PortuGOAL profile
- BDFutbol profile
- International appearances; at RSSSFRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...