Ricardo Fernandes (footballer, born January 1978)

Ricardo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Manuel da Silva Fernandes
Date of birth	14 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Azurém, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1988–1997	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Fafe
1999–2003	Salgueiros
2003–2005	Moreirense
2005–2008	Nacional
2008–2010	Rapid București
2011	Rio Ave
2011–2013	Moreirense
2013–2016	Fafe
2016–2017	Torcatense [ pt ]
2017–2018	Pevidém
Total
International career
2001	Portugal B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated September 27, 2024

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

Club career

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

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

In June 2011, after no official appearances for the Vila do Conde team, Fernandes signed with former club Moreirense in the second division. He only missed four league games in his first season, as the Moreira de Cónegos side returned to the top level after seven years.

International career

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

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References

↑ "Portugal B-Roménia B, 0–1 (ficha)" [Portugal B-Romania B, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

External links

Ricardo Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Ricardo Fernandes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Ricardo Fernandes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Ricardo Fernandes at Soccerway
Ricardo Fernandes at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "Portugal B-Roménia B, 0–1 (ficha)" [Portugal B-Romania B, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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