Goal of the Day: Q is for Quinton Fortune
JOINING UNITED
Quinton moved to England after United’s Treble-winning season, in 1999, in a deal worth £1.5million. The Capetonian had been a member of the South African squad which had finished runners-up at the African Cup of Nations in 1998, and also featured for the Bafana Bafana in their first-ever World Cup appearance, in France, later that year.
FINEST MOMENT
Although he was an infrequent goalscorer, Fortune twice netted braces for the Reds, against South Melbourne and Bradford City. However, his most important goal came in an FA Cup fifth-round tie versus Everton at Goodison Park in 2005. Quinton’s effort opened the scoring as United won 2-0, and he played every game in the competition that season as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side reached the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where we eventually lost to Arsenal on penalties.
