Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1978)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Miguel Brandão Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Tenente Valdez | ||
| 1989–1996 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | → Campomaiorense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Farense | 76 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Belenenses | 61 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Boavista | 28 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Braga | 42 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Marítimo | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Marítimo B | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Olhanense | 49 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Naval | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 308 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 1999 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Miguel Brandão Fernandes (born 5 May 1978 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 272 games and 13 goals over the course of 15 seasons, mainly in representation of Farense and Braga (three years apiece). He started his career with Sporting.
Football career
During his professional career, unsuccessful product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system Fernandes represented, among other clubs, C.F. Os Belenenses and Boavista FC, having made his Primeira Liga debuts with S.C. Farense in 1999. In mid-January 2006 he joined S.C. Braga, appearing in seven UEFA Cup matches over the course of his two full seasons.
In July 2008, Fernandes signed with C.S. Marítimo, which had just qualified for the UEFA Cup. He was released in late January 2009, moving in July to S.C. Olhanense which in turn had returned to the top division after 34 years.
In the subsequent top flight campaign, Fernandes was first-choice left-back and also scored twice: on 12 December 2009, he opened the score at home against S.L. Benfica in an eventual 2–2 draw; Olhanense also managed to stay up, after finishing in 13th position.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Carlos Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data Template:Pt icon
- Carlos Fernandes at Soccerway
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- S.C. Campomaiorense players
- S.C. Farense players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Boavista F.C. players
- S.C. Braga players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers