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Ricardo Fernandes (footballer, born January 1978)

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Ricardo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel da Silva Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-14) 14 January 1978 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Azurém, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1988–1997 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Fafe 43 (3)
1999–2003 Salgueiros 112 (0)
2003–2005 Moreirense 51 (0)
2005–2008 Nacional 82 (4)
2008–2010 Rapid București 47 (4)
2011 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2011–2013 Moreirense 37 (2)
2013–2016 Fafe 65 (2)
2016–2017 Torcatense [pt] 8 (0)
2017–2018 Pevidém 1 (0)
Total 446 (15)
International career
2001 Portugal B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Manuel da Silva Fernandes (born 14 January 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

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Fernandes was born in the village of Azurém, Guimarães. After making his Primeira Liga debut with lowly S.C. Salgueiros, which folded soon after, he moved to Moreirense FC, spending a further two top-flight seasons there. For 2005–06 he joined Madeira's C.D. Nacional,[2] being an undisputed starter from the beginning and helping them to achieve a fifth place (with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Cup) in his first year.[3]

Fernandes signed with Romania's FC Rapid București on 10 June 2008, alongside compatriot José Peseiro whom arrived as manager.[4] In the 2010–11 campaign he lost his starting position at the Liga I club and, in January 2011, aged 33, returned to his country and joined Rio Ave FC.[5]

In June 2011, having made no official appearances for the Vila do Conde team, Fernandes signed with his former employers Moreirense in the Segunda Liga.[6] He only missed four league games in his first season, as the Moreira de Cónegos side returned to the top division after seven years.[7]

International career

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Fernandes won one cap for Portugal B, playing the first half of a 0–1 defeat to Romania in the Vale do Tejo Tournament held in Santarém, on 25 January 2001.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ricardo Fernandes at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Ricardo Fernandes foi apresentado" [Ricardo Fernandes was presented]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 June 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Manuel Machado com várias propostas" [Manuel Machado with several offers]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 May 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Ricardo Fernandes e Juliano no Rapid" [Ricardo Fernandes and Juliano to Rapid]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (26 January 2011). "Rio Ave: Ricardo Fernandes (ex-Rapid Bucareste) é reforço" [Rio Ave: Ricardo Fernandes (ex-Rapid Bucharest) is an addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Ricardo Fernandes vai reforçar Moreirense" [Ricardo Fernandes will bolster Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Moreirense acompanha Estoril na subida" [Moreirense accompany Estoril in promotion] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Portugal B-Roménia B, 0–1 (ficha)" [Portugal B-Romania B, 0–1 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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