Ricardo Fernandes (footballer, born April 1978)

Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Ricardo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Date of birth (1978-04-21) 21 April 1978
Place of birth Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1996 Aves
1996–1997 Moreirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Moreirense 2 (0)
1997–2000 Freamunde 57 (16)
2000–2003 Sporting CP 6 (1)
2000–2001 → Santa Clara (loan) 28 (3)
2001–2002 → Gil Vicente (loan) 32 (4)
2002–2003 Sporting B 9 (0)
2003–2004 Porto 13 (1)
2004–2005 Académica 21 (2)
2005–2008 APOEL 64 (16)
2008–2009 Metalurh Donetsk 37 (9)
2009 Anorthosis 9 (1)
2010 AEL Limassol 13 (2)
2010–2011 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15 (0)
2011 Metalurh Donetsk 21 (5)
2012 Panetolikos 8 (1)
2012–2014 Doxa 39 (11)
2014 Omonia 13 (0)
2014–2015 Doxa 40 (8)
2016–2017 Trofense 28 (11)
2017–2018 Felgueiras 1932 25 (3)
Total 480 (94)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 72 matches and eight goals during four seasons, representing in the competition Gil Vicente, Sporting, Porto and Académica. He also competed professionally in Cyprus, Ukraine, Israel and Greece, notably spending several years in the Cypriot First Division with five clubs and winning the national championship with APOEL in 2007.

Club career

Sporting / Porto

Fernandes was born in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães. After a number of impressive performances for Gil Vicente FC, with whom he made his Primeira Liga debuts in the 2001–02 campaign,[1] he returned to Sporting CP who owned the player's rights; at the time, he was hailed as one of the country's brightest young prospects.

After only one season, Fernandes was signed by José Mourinho for his FC Porto side,[2] which won the 2003–04 edition of the UEFA Champions League. He appeared sparingly for the club during his spell due to injury,[3][4] playing only 19 games in all competitions as he was understudy to Portuguese international Deco, and left after another sole campaign.

APOEL

After a spell with Académica de Coimbra, Fernandes was signed on a lucrative three-year deal to APOEL FC in Cyprus.[5] In his first year, he became an instant crowd favorite with his accurate set pieces and creative passing,[6] scoring nine times with a remarkable number of assists and also helping his team to the domestic cup.

In his second season, Fernandes netted five league goals as APOEL were crowned national champions.[7]

Later years

Fernandes returned to Cyprus on 17 June 2009, signing a three-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[8] On 30 December, 19 days after being released,[9] he joined another team in that country, AEL Limassol.

On 4 June 2010, 32-year-old Fernandes signed a contract with Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva AFC, reuniting with former AEL coach Nir Klinger. In January 2011, however, he returned to former Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Club statistics

[10][11]

Club Season League National Cup[12] League Cup Continental[13] Other[14] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Moreirense 1996–97 Segunda Liga 200000—20
Freamunde 1997–98 Terceira Divisão 000000—00
1998–99 Segunda Divisão 2670000—267
1999–00 Segunda Liga 3191000—329
Total 57161000—5816
Santa Clara 2000–01 Segunda Liga 2831000—293
Gil Vicente 2001–02 Primeira Liga 3241000—334
Sporting 2002–03 Primeira Liga 61320020—113
Porto 2003–04 Primeira Liga 13110006010211
Académica 2004–05 Primeira Liga 2120000—212
APOEL 2005–06 Cypriot First Division 229104—40—3613
2006–07 Cypriot First Division 23581—4210368
2007–08 Cypriot First Division 19241—2010263
Total 6416226—102209824
Metalurh Donetsk 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 1010000—101
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2780000—278
Total 3790000—379
Anothosis 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 91000041—132
AEL Limassol 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 1323100—163
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 1500000—150
Metalurh Donetsk 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 940000—94
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 1212000—141
Total 2152000—235
Panetolikos 2011–12 Super League Greece 8110—91
Doxa 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 25630—286
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 14510—155
Total 391140—4311
Omonia 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 13020—150
Doxa 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 27600—276
2015–16 Cypriot First Division 13200—132
Total 40800—408
Trofense 2016–17 Campeonato Portugal 281110—2911
Felgueiras 1932 2017–18 Campeonato Portugal 25331—284
Career total 4679445100022330537107

Honours

Freamunde

Santa Clara

Sporting

Porto

APOEL

References
  1. Gil Vicente frente ao Marco: Bom Ricardo Fernandes (Gil Vicente against Marco: Good Ricardo Fernandes); Record, 23 July 2001 (in Portuguese)
  2. Surprise swap between rivals; UEFA, 14 July 2003
  3. Ricardo Fernandes com fractura (Ricardo Fernandes with fracture); Record, 17 December 2003 (in Portuguese)
  4. A selecção azul e branca (The white-and-blue selection); Público, 23 May 2004 (in Portuguese)
  5. APOEL swoop to sign Fernandes; UEFA, 5 July 2005
  6. Chipre atrai mais de 20 jogadores portugueses (Cyprus attracts more than 20 Portuguese players); Público, 22 July 2007 (in Portuguese)
  7. APOEL inicia aventura europeia (APOEL start European adventure); UEFA, 17 July 2007 (in Portuguese)
  8. Ricardo Fernandes no Anorthosis (Ricardo Fernandes to Anorthosis); UEFA, 18 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  9. Chipre: Ricardo Fernandes rescinde com o Anorthosis (Cyprus: Ricardo Fernandes cuts ties with Anorthosis); Mais Futebol, 11 December 2009 (in Portuguese)
  10. "Ricardo Fernandes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  11. "Ricardo Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. Includes Cypriot Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Greek Football Cup
  13. Includes UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  14. Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Cypriot Super Cup
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