Nando Maria Neves

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Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Maria Neves
Date of birth (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Center back
Youth career
Batuque
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Amarante FC
1999–2000 Portimonense SC 0 (0)
2000–2004 Batuque
2004–2006 US Monastir
2007–2009 Al-Siliya
2009–2011 FC Baník Ostrava 54 (7)
2011–2013 LB Châteauroux 62 (1)
2013–2014 SK Slavia Prague 18 (0)
2014–2015 1. FK Příbram 16 (1)
International career
2002–2013 Cape Verde 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando "Nando" Maria Neves (born 9 June 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean football defender who played for the Cape Verde national football team.

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Biography

Neves played with Batuque of Mindelo in its youth team. He appeared in the Portuguese team of Amarante FC for a season in 1998, after he was a squad member of Portimonense for a season. He was elected the best central defender and the best foreign player of the season 2006-2007 in Tunisia, one of the first Cape Verdeans to be honoured,[ citation needed ] and he has recently signed a contract with a Qatar team, Al Sailiya, for the season 2007/2008. In July 2009 he moved to FC Baník Ostrava, he made 54 appearances and scored seven goals. In 2011, he played with LB Châteauroux for two seasons, he appeared 62 time and just scored a goal. He went back to the Czech Republic and played with Slavia Prague for a season, making 18 appearances and scoring no goals. A year later, he played with FK Příbram also for a season and had 16 appearances and scored a goal, this was his last club appearance.

International career

Neves was a member of the Cape Verde national team in 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. After Cape Verde were eliminated, he received a call-up in August 2009 for a friendly against Malta and Angola [1] and in May 2010 played in the 0–0 draw with Portugal. [2] Nando was the Cape Verdean team captain in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, which marked the first participation for his country in this tournament. His performances throughout the tournament were rewarded by selection into the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament. His last international match was on February 2, 2013, against Ghana at the ACN quarter-finals, in which his team were beaten 2-0. After this defeat he announced his immediate retirement from the national team. [3]

Honours

Grasshoppers

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "SELECÇÃO NACIONAL DE FUTEBOL: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Portugal held to 0-0 draw by Cape Verde". Published by USA Today. Associated Press. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "«Quero Cabo Verde qualificado para um Mundial» - SAPO Desporto" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pitroipa named Player of Tournament". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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