José Fernando Viana de Santana

Fernandão

Personal information
Full name	José Fernando Viana de Santana
Date of birth	March 27, 1987 (1987-03-27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Palmeiras
Number	19
Youth career
	America-RJ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	America-RJ	17	(10)
2008	→ Flamengo (loan)	22	(6)
2008–2009	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	15	(9)
2009	Tombense	12	(5)
2009	→ Volta Redonda (loan)	17	(11)
2010	Paysandu	14	(7)
2011	Guarani	23	(6)
2011–	Palmeiras	18	(2)
National team‡
2007	Brazil U-20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 October 2011

José Fernando Viana de Santana, known as, Fernandão (born 27 March 1987 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian footballer. He is a Striker who plays for Palmeiras, of the Brazilian Série A.

Career

Fernandão started his career with America-RJ in 2006. In 2008 he was loaned to Flamengo and after that he played in Israel for Maccabi Haifa.

From 2009 to 2011, Fernandão played for Tombense, Volta Redonda and Paysandu.

He signed a seven-month contract with Guarani on 19 May 2011, but soon departed to Palmeiras, on 26 August 2011. Fernandão's first appearance for Palmeiras came in the derby against Corinthians on 28 August 2011, where he came as a substitute at half time and scored 7 minutes later giving Palmeiras an important 2-1 victory.

External links

• Flapedia
• CBF
• Fernandão
• Palmeiras