{"id":7444,"date":"2019-12-04T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T11:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fmportugal.net\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:38:38","slug":"os-craques-tambem-jogam-16-andre-horta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fmportugal.net\/en\/os-craques-tambem-jogam-16-andre-horta\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars Play Too #16 Andr\u00e9 Horta"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the 16th edition we bring you a well-known star from the national scene: Andr\u00e9 Horta <\/strong>from SC Braga<\/strong>! We found out that the bug for Football Manager<\/strong> has been with him for some years, and we wanted to know more about that, as well as about his adventure in MLS<\/strong>, playing for Los Angeles FC<\/strong>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Having played for Benfica<\/strong>, Vit. Set\u00fabal<\/strong>, Los Angeles FC (MLS)<\/strong> and currently playing for SC Braga<\/strong>, he told us, among various other topics, which moment stood out most from his time in the USA<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Join us in this conversation and find out more about this star!<\/em><\/p>\n

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FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: <\/strong>How did this passion of yours for CM\/FM come about? What's your fondest memory from when you first got 'hooked'?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: It came about 'because of' the passion I had for football. My brother (Ricardo Horta<\/strong>) and I started playing because of an uncle of ours who was 'hooked', and since we spent a lot of time with him, we ended up starting to play too. My fondest memory is of the whole afternoons the three of us spent playing (each on our own computer), but always sharing experiences we'd had in the game and players who were emerging in each league.<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Have you ever won everything there was to win with a team? What's your greatest achievement and which club did you do it with?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: I had one particular career that I had an absolute blast playing: I'm not sure if it was FM 2009 or 2010, I started at Palermo<\/strong> and over 22 seasons\u2026 I won 18 league titles, 4 Champions Leagues and countless domestic cups. It was BEAUTIFUL! (laughs)<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Regarding how you're portrayed in FM, what would you change for better\u2026 and for worse? We might look into it\u2026 (laughs)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: Actually, I'm portrayed really well! Maybe even too well. (laughs) I score a lot of goals in FM and I wish it were as easy in real life as it is in the game! (laughs)<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you usually follow your player's career path? Or do you always try to bring him to whichever team you're managing? (laughs)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: Honestly, no. The only time I 'signed myself' was when I was managing Benfica, because since my first save<\/em> save is always with Benfica<\/strong>, I ended up signing myself. But don't think I was biased! In the first season I always put myself on the bench! (laughs) I still needed to develop before I could 'earn' a starting spot, but by the second season I played almost every game because I was already a level above. (laughs)<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: Have you ever played FM with fellow professional players? Can you reveal some names?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: I've played several times! In 2017 (during my first spell at Braga), Me, Ricardo Horta, F\u00e1bio Martins, Wilson Eduardo and Ricardo Esgaio<\/strong> we started an online league\u2026 but Wilson Eduardo got sacked around matchday 6 or 7 and the spirit kind of died there a bit! (laughs) Because he got sacked so early, we never got around to continuing the save<\/em> online league.<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: Now about your career: you were in the USA playing for Los Angeles FC. What made you come back?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: I made that choice because I wasn't playing as much as I wanted, and I felt there was a strong desire from Braga for my return, so when the opportunity came up I jumped at it 'without hesitation' to return to a home that means so much to me.<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: You shared the pitch with stars that most of us only see on TV. What's the best moment you took from your time in MLS?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: The best moment I took from that adventure was playing against Nicol\u00e1s Gait\u00e1n<\/strong>, swapping shirts with him afterwards, and getting to share a few minutes of conversation with someone who had given so much to Portuguese football.<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: Have you ever used FM to find out about a player's attributes when he was being linked with a move to some team?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: Many times! There are even several situations where I get to know them first in FM (and see that they're good) and later end up reading and hearing news about them in real life. The most recent time that happened to me was with Havertz<\/strong> from Leverkusen<\/strong> who I kept signing in FM 2019 because he was a machine, but I didn't know him in 'real life' .. 2-3 months later I started hearing about him in reality for clubs like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, etc\u2026<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>Any funny story you can share with us that's 'FM's fault'? <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: I remember the league I won with Palermo<\/strong> because I managed to sign world-class stars like Messi<\/strong> and Ibrahimovic<\/strong> at the end of their careers, playing for my team already aged 35\/36! I managed to sign them, which was impossible under normal circumstances, but back then, since I was the best team in Europe, pulling off that feat wasn't hard. (laughs)<\/p>\n

FMPortugal.net<\/span><\/strong>: Even though you still have a huge career ahead of you, has playing FM made you want to become a manager once it's time to hang up your boots? Or haven't you even thought about that yet?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Horta<\/strong>: Honestly, I haven't thought about it yet. Even though I love playing FM, I know that in reality there are difficulties that aren't easy to translate into the game, so leading a dressing room isn't as easy as it seems. I'll think about it more towards the end of my career. Until then, I want to enjoy this magnificent sport that is football!<\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e9 Horta's profile in FM 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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