Fernandes (footballer)

Joaquim Fernandes da Silva (1 June 1926 – 25 February 2009) was a Portuguese footballer who played as defender.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Fernandes da Silva
Date of birth (1926-06-01)1 June 1926
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 82)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1943–1945 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1954 Benfica 191 (1)
1955–1957 Torreense 61 (1)
Total 252 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He represented Benfica during 9 seasons, making over 220 appearances for them and winning 6 major titles, including the Latin Cup.

Career

Born in Lisbon, Fernandes joined Benfica youth academy at age 17.[1] He graduated in 1945, but only made his debut on 9 June 1946, in the 3–2 loss against Atlético CP for the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[2][3] The following season, he started alongside Félix Antunes,[4] and went to play 227 times for Benfica in the following eight years, winning one league title in 1949–50 and four Taças de Portugal.[5] Fernandes only goal came on 7 March 1954, in a 5–0 win over Oriental.[6][1]

Honours
Benfica[2][1]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

  1. "Joaquim Fernandes". Thefinalball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 706.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 198.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 201.
  5. Tovar 2012, pp. 201–249.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 247.
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