Yaúca

António Fernandes (18 June 1935 – 2 January 1992), known as Yaúca, was a former Portuguese footballer who played as forward.

Yaúca

Personal information
Full name	António Fernandes
Date of birth	(1935-06-18)June 18, 1935
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death	January 2, 1992(1992-01-02) (aged 56)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1963	Belenenses	125	(96)
1963–1968	Benfica	35	(23)
1970	Toronto First Portuguese
Total		160	(119)
International career
1959–1965	Portugal	10	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In the summer of 1970 he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.^[1] In his debut season with Toronto he assisted in securing the NSL Cup by scoring a goal against Toronto Hellas.^[2]

Career

Yaúca gained 10 caps and scored 4 goals for Portugal. He made his debut 11 November 1959 in Paris against France, in a 3–5 defeat.