Our Story
Brian Horne and Stefan Schwarz, esteemed ex-professional footballers with a wealth of experience in the industry, recognized the scarcity of competitive friendly games for European and Scandinavian clubs in Portugal.
Their profound understanding of Portugal and its training facilities led them to establish The Atlantic Cup, which has since thrived for thirteen remarkable years.
Meet The Team
Organisers
Brian (Safehands) Horne (born 5 October 1967 in Billericay) is a retired professional footballer.
An England youth international who went on to win five under-21 caps, Brian Horne kept goal in almost 200 games for Millwall and made 244 League appearances during his career. A fine shot stopper, he did the Lions proud with some excellent displays during his time at the Den.
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Brian played for the following clubs:
Millwall (UK) - 1985-1992
Watford (loan) - 1991
Middlesbrough (loan) Premiership (UK) - 1992
Stoke City (loan) (UK) - 1992
Sunderland (loan) (UK) - 1992
Portsmouth (UK) - 1992-1994
Hartlepool United (UK) - 1994-1996
Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz (born 18 April 1969 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish former footballer. Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö.
In 1990 he played as a youth player in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994. He also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, Valencia and Sunderland. The most prestigious award he received was Guldbollen, 1999, as Sweden’s best footballer during that year. He was capped for the Swedish national side on 69 occasions (6 goals). He formed a highly rated midfield partnership with Jonas Thern when playing for both the Swedish national side and Benfica.
He played at the World Cup 1990 and 1994 finals, and at the Euro 1992 finals.
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Stefan played for the following clubs:
S.L. Benfica
2 Portuguese Liga: 1990/1991, and 1993/1994
Portuguese Cup Cup Winners: 1992 & 1993
Arsenal
European Supercup: 1994/95 Runner-Up
European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1994/95 Runner-Up
Valencia Spanish Cup - 1998 & 1999
European Championship - Semin Finalist 1992
Sweden national team
FIFA World Cup: 1994 Bronze Medal - Third Place
Bayer Leverkusen - From 1985 - 1987
Malmö FF - 1 Swedish Championship 1988
2 Allsvenskan 1987 and 1988
1 Svenska Cupen:1989
Fiorentina
Italian Cup Winner: 1995/96
Supercoppa Italiana Winner: 1996/97
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Individual
“Man of the tournament” - Makita 1994
Guldbollen- Golden Ball, Swedish Best player (year 1999)
