Fernando Silva (footballer, born 1980)
Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva (born 3 October 1980), known simply as Fernando, is a Portuguese retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Funchal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Marítimo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2010 | Marítimo B | 163 | (9) |
| 2001–2011 | Marítimo | 61 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Libolo | ||
| Total | 224 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
Fernando was born in Funchal, Madeira. After also playing youth football there he was promoted to local powerhouse C.S. Marítimo's first team for the 1999–2000 season, but served only as a backup for the vast majority of his 12-year spell.
On 30 September 2007, in a 1–1 away draw against C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Fernando scored the club's historical 1,000 goal in the Primeira Liga.[1] However, he appeared in just five games during that campaign.
Fernando played a combined 23 league matches for Marítimo in the following three years – no appearances whatsoever in 2010–11 – continuing to feature for the reserves sporadically. At the age of 30 he moved abroad for the first time, signing with C.R.D. Libolo in Angola.
References
- "Empate pobre na Reboleira com Scolari na assistência" [Poor draw at the Reboleira with Scolari in the stands]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
