Fred (footballer, born 1983)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederico Chaves Guedes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–2002 | América Mineiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | América Mineiro | 26 | (9) |
2004–2005 | Cruzeiro | 43 | (41) |
2005–2009 | Lyon | 88 | (34) |
2009– | Fluminense | 96 | (62) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2014 | Brazil | 39 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2014 |
Frederico Chaves Guedes (born 3 October 1983), known as Fred (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾɛd(ʒ)i]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense and played for the Brazil national team.
Fred began his career at América Mineiro before transferring to local rivals Cruzeiro in 2004. After two seasons there, he moved to Lyon of France in a protracted transfer saga, and won three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He made his international debut for Brazil in 2005 and was selected for the 2006 World Cup, and was also part of their victories at the 2007 Copa América and the 2013 Confederations Cup. Since 2009, Fred has played for Fluminense, where he won two Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles in 2 years (2010 and 2012) and Campeonato Carioca (2012 – scoring in final).
Fred scored one of the fastest goals in professional football history while playing for América Mineiro, against Vila Nova during a Copa São Paulo de Juniores match. The goal was scored 3.17 seconds after the match started.[3][4]
Club career
Brazil & transfer saga
Fred spent four seasons at América-MG of Belo Horizonte, before he left for their city rival Cruzeiro in middle of the 2004 season. As Feyenoord had an agreement with América, the Dutch club got Magrão from Cruzeiro,[5] and retained 10% economic rights on Fred, and Fred himself held 15%.[5]
After scoring 41 goals in 43 games for Cruzeiro in the 2005 season, Fred was signed by defending Ligue 1 champions Lyon for €15 million.[5] (of which €3 million was received by Fred, 5% as a solidarity contribution, €1.4 million to Lyon's agent and €510,913 in Brazilian taxes).[5][6] Feyenoord then claimed Cruzeiro's 10% of the transfer fee, as the club alleged the fee was €1.5 million instead of the €933,908.70 in Cruzeiro's viewpoint.[5] The Dutch club sued to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and won.[5]
Lyon
With 14 goals in his first season, Fred was the second highest goal scorer in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, and won his first league title with Lyon. Although he missed two months of the 2006–07 season,[7] Fred still scored 11 goals in 20 games, and was the club's top scorer as Lyon defended their title. However, during the 2007–08 season, Fred was injured during a training session at the 2007 Copa América.[8] He made his comeback in October 2007, but due to competition with new signing Milan Baroš and youth product Karim Benzema, Fred had limited first team opportunities.
Fred played 15 games out of possible 20 for Lyon in the 2008–09 season. He played his last match for Lyon on 10 January 2009 after he requested to leave the club in December 2008.[9] On 26 February 2009 he was released from his contract with the French club.[10]
Fluminense
After being released from Lyon and refusing to return from Brazil, Fred signed a pre-contract with Brazilian club Fluminense, and consequently agreed to a five-year deal. He scored twice on his debut on 15 March 2009, as Fluminense beat Macaé 3–1.[11] Later in July 2011, he went on to break the record for most goals in the Brasileiro when he scored a brace against Esporte Clube Bahia, taking his tally to 44 goals. The record was previously held by Magno Alves. On 11 November 2012, Fred scored 2 goals in a 3–2 win over Palmeiras, clinching the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Fluminense.[12] March, 2014, Fred becomes the 9th all-time scorer in Fluminense history.
International career
Fred made his debut for Brazil as a late substitute in a friendly match against Guatemala on 27 April 2005. He scored his first international goals on 12 November 2005 in an 8–0 friendly win against the United Arab Emirates.
Although he didn't play during the qualifying campaign, Fred was named in Brazil's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as a cover for strikers Ronaldo, Adriano and Robinho. After coming on as a substitute, he scored in a 2–0 victory against Australia on 18 June 2006, when he tapped in a shot from Robinho which had rebounded off the inside of Mark Schwarzer's near post in the 90th minute.
In the 2011 Copa América, Fred scored an 89th minute equaliser against Paraguay in a 2–2 draw. In the quarter-finals, he was one of four Brazil players to miss in a 2–0 penalty shootout loss against the same opposition.
In 2013, Fred was established as Brazil's first choice centre forward by returning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari. On February 6, he scored in a 2–2 draw against England at Wembley Stadium, and went on to score in the return fixture, becoming the first player to score at the renovated Estádio do Maracanã.[13]
At the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, Fred was the joint top scorer of the tournament with five goals, and was awarded the Silver Shoe.[14] On 22 June, he scored twice against Italy in the in a 4–2 group stage win.[15] He later scored in a 2–1 semi-final victory over Uruguay, and capped his successful Confederations Cup campaign with two goals against Spain in the competition's final to help Brazil to a 3–0 victory.[14]
In May 2014, Fred was named in Brazil's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[16] In the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June against Croatia in São Paulo, Fred fell in the 69th minute, in what has been described as a dive,[17] resulting in a controversial penalty, which Neymar converted for 2–1, and their eventual 3–1 win.[18] After receiving criticism for his performances in the opening two matches,[19] Fred scored his first goal of the tournament in the final group match, a 4–1 defeat of Cameroon which qualified the team for the round of 16.[20] However, he managed just five shots on target at the tournament, from six matches played.[21] Fred's prolonged run of poor form saw the player receive hostile jeers from the home crowd whenever he touched the ball in the 7-1 defeat to Germany in Belo Horizonte.
Following Brazi's 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands, Fred announced his retirement from international competition, stating "For me, the Selecao is finished". Fred debuted for Brazil in 2005, scoring 18 goals in 39 caps for the national team.[22]
Personal life
Fred is a convert to Protestant Christianity.[23][24]
Career statistics
Club
As of 10 December 2013.
Season | Club | League | League | Regional League |
Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2001 | América Mineiro |
Série A | – | |||||||||||
2002 | Série B | – | ||||||||||||
2003 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 25 | ||
2004 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 20 | ||
2004 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 15 |
2005 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 38 | ||
2005–06 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 32 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 16 |
2006–07 | 20 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | ||
2007–08 | 21 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
2009 | Fluminense | Série A | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 34 | 20 |
2010 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 18 | ||
2011 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 10 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | 43 | 34 | ||
2012 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | – | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 45 | 30 | ||
2013 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 25 | 8 | ||
Career total | 251 | 129 | 83 | 78 | 27 | 24 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 414 | 250 |
- Other – French League Cup
International appearances
National team | Season | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
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Brazil | ||||
2005 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | |
2006 | 5* | 2 | 0.40 | |
2007 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
2011 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
2013 | 11 | 9 | 0.90 | |
2014 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | |
Total | 39 | 18 | 0.46 |
*The match against Al Kuwait XI was not counted.
International goals
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 November 2005 | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
2. | 12 November 2005 | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 7–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
3. | 18 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | Australia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
4. | 10 October 2006 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Ecuador | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
5. | 7 June 2011 | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil | Romania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
6. | 9 July 2011 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Paraguay | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2011 Copa América |
7. | 21 November 2012 | Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas |
8. | 6 February 2013 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
9. | 21 March 2013 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Italy | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
10. | 25 March 2013 | Stamford Bridge, London, England | Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
11. | 2 June 2013 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | England | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
12. | 22 June 2013 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Italy | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
13. | 22 June 2013 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Italy | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
14. | 26 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
15. | 30 June 2013 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Spain | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
16. | 30 June 2013 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Spain | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
17. | 6 June 2014 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
18. | 23 June 2014 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Cameroon | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Clubs
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Fluminense
National team
Individual
- 2012
- 2011, 2012
- Silver Ball: 2
- 2011, 2012
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Confederations Cup Brazil 2013". FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Fred finds footing in French fields". FIFA. Sep. 1, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
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(help) - ^ The Fastest Goal Ever[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c d e f "Arbitration CAS 2005/O/985 Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V. v. Cruzeiro Esporte Club" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Lyon invest in Brazilian Fred". UEFA.com. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Fred facing two months out". UEFA.com. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Fred injury leaves Lyon short". UEFA.com. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Fred wants out of Lyon". AFP. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Fred free to leave Lyon". AFP. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Fred marca dois gols na volta ao futebol brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Fluminense crowned champions". Goal.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Brazil 2–2 England: Joe Hart's heroics see the Manchester City star win the ratings war". Mirror.co.uk. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Neymar inspires Samba stars to stunning victory over Spain to lift Confederations Cup... now they want World Cup glory". Daily Mail. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Italy 2 Brazil 4". Daily Mail. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Brazil World Cup squad: Scolari leaves out Kaká and Philippe Coutinho". The Guardian. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Japanese Ref Nichimura Awards Controversial PK To Brazil After Flop By Fred". CBSLA.com/AP. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Brazil 3 Croatia 0". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Alves blasts Shearer's "idiotic" criticism of Fred". SBS. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Cameroon 1–4 Brazil". BBC. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Four things Brazil did wrong at the World Cup". Goal.com. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/323875.html
- ^ "Reformed Fred happy to be Neymar's straight man in Brazil's World Cup bid".
- ^ "Fred diz que aproximação de Deus o ajudou na preparação para Copa".
- ^ Match Report
External links
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Minas Gerais
- Brazilian evangelicals
- Brazilian Protestants
- Converts to Protestantism
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- América Futebol Clube (MG) players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Fluminense Football Club players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Brazilian expatriates in France
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players