Career
Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Artur spent the vast majority of his career in Portugal after starting out professionally at Clube do. He signed in 1992 with Football Club, scoring 13 times in 25 games in his first season to help his team to the fourth place. Artur returned to his homeland in early 1999, going on to make his Série A debuts at nearly 30 with Esporte Clube.
He retired five years later, with his first club
Artur started working as a manager in 2007, with Rio Branco Football Club, to where he returned six years after on 20 August. He was sacked only one month later.
