Luís Fernandes (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Álves and the second or paternal family name is Fernandez.

Luís Fernandez

Personal information
Full name	Luís Pablo Álves Fernandez
Date of birth	(1971-03-01) 1 March 1971
Place of birth	Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2006	Shabab Sahel
International career
2000–2004	Lebanon	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Pablo Álves Fernandez (Arabic: لويس فرنانديز; born 1 March 1971), or simply Luís Fernandez, is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Brazil, Luís Fernandez obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization, and represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Lebanese Premier League side Shabab Sahel for six years, between 2000 and 2006.

International career

He represented the Lebanon national football team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and scored a goal in duration of two games. His goal came in the 82nd minute against the Thailand national football team. Fernandez equalized to a Thai goal scored in the 57th minute by Sakesan Pituratana. His goal was the third and last of Lebanon's campaign as hosts.

At the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon, he was one of five Lebanese-Brazilians in the squad. The other four were Marcilio Alves Silva, Gilberto Dos Santos, Jadir Morgenstern and Newton Santos de Oliveira.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 October 2000	Saida International Stadium, Sidon	Thailand	1–1	1–1	2000 Asian Cup

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon

External links

• Luís Fernandes – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Luís Fernandes at National-Football-Teams.com