- Daniel Fernandes (footballer)
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Daniel Fernandes 
Personal information Full name Daniel Márcio Fernandes Date of birth September 25, 1983 Place of birth Edmonton, Canada Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club CFR Cluj Number 66 Youth career –2000 Vancouver Olympics 2000–2001 Porto Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2002 Porto B 0 (0) 2002–2003 Celta B 1 (0) 2003 → Jahn Regensburg II (loan) 12 (0) 2003–2008 PAOK 90 (0) 2008–2011 Bochum 32 (0) 2010 → Iraklis (loan) 10 (0) 2010–2011 → Panathinaikos (loan) 0 (0) 2011 → Panserraikos (loan) 7 (0) 2011– CFR Cluj 2 (0) National team‡ 2002–2003 Canada U20 6 (0) 2006 Portugal U21 2 (0) 2007– Portugal 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2009Daniel Márcio Fernandes (born 25 September 1983) is a Portuguese-Canadian footballer who plays for CFR Cluj in Romania, as a goalkeeper.
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Early life
The son of a Portuguese father and Czechoslovakian mother,[1] Fernandes was born in Edmonton, Alberta,[2] being raised in East Vancouver, British Columbia. His first club were the Vancouver Olympics.
Club career
Early days
In 2000, aged 17, Fernandes returned to the land of his father and joined F.C. Porto's youth system. In his first two years as a senior, he only managed to appear for the reserves, his second club being Celta de Vigo B in Spain.
In January 2003, the Galicians loaned Fernandes to Regionalliga Süd side SSV Jahn Regensburg, but again failed to appear officially for the main squad, returning in June to Celta and being released from contract.
PAOK
After a successful trial,arranged by Vancouver Olympics F.C. coach Dino Anastopulos Fernandes signed with Greek club PAOK FC, playing in just four top division games in his first two seasons combined. In 2005, the team's general manager - and former player - Giorgos Kostikos took over the club's fortunes, after coach Nikos Karageorgiou was sacked following a bad string of results. He immediately replaced ageing Kyriakos Tohouroglou in his starting XI with the Portuguese.
Despite many problems both inside and outside the pitch, PAOK managed to finish in sixth place in 2005–06, with Fernandes appearing in 27 games as the Thessaloniki outfit qualified to the UEFA Cup, only to be disqualified shortly after for irregularities. He remained first-choice for the remainder of his spell.
Bochum
On 23 May 2008, after extensive negotiations, PAOK accepted an offer from VfL Bochum, who signed Fernandes for a fee of approximately €1.2 million, with the player reuniting at the German club with former teammate Marcin Mięciel.
Fernandes made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August, in a 0–1 away loss against Karlsruher SC. He only missed three league games in his first season, as the North Rhine-Westphalia retained top division status after finishing 14th.
In 2009–10, Fernandes was relegated to the bench by Philipp Heerwagen. On 18 January 2010, he was loaned to Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. until the end of the season.[3] In the summer, in the same predicament, he signed with another Greek side, Panathinaikos FC, who retained an option to buy.
In January 2011, yet on loan, Fernandes moved to Panserraikos FC, appearing sparingly in an eventual top division relegation, and being released by Bochum in June.
CFR Cluj
On 16 August 2011, Fernandes signed a contract with Romanian side CFR Cluj.[4]
International career
Fernandes gained caps for Canada at U-20 level.[2][5] He then changed to play for the country of his father, Portugal, and made his under-21 debut in 2006.[6]
Fernandes received his first senior call-up in November 2006,[7] as third goalkeeper behind Ricardo and Quim. In May of the following year, he was selected for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium and a friendly with Kuwait,[8] making his debut in the latter after replacing Quim in the 66th minute of a 1–1 draw.
In February 2009, Fernandes played his second international match, against Finland, substituting Eduardo at the hour mark, in a 1–0 win. In May 2010, he was named in the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[9][10] but did not play in the tournament in South Africa.
Personal
Fernandes has two younger brothers. He is married to Norwegian Tori-Kristin Fernandes, with the couple having one daughter together, Vida Danyela.
References
- ^ "Coração lusitano [Lusitano heart]" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 22 March 2007. http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/NOTICIA?notid=3210969. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ a b Stinson, Dan (28 March 2007). "A real 'keeper for Portugal". The Vancouver Sun. http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=ea2249e0-92d1-4baf-9053-ff0df515c585. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Iraklis F.C. signed Dani Fernandes". Iraklis FC. 18 January 2010. http://www.iraklis-fc.gr/shownews08.jsp?newsCode=20100118155231278&CMCCode=9001&extLang=LG. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ CFR l-a achiziţionat pe Daniel Fernandes, al treilea portar al Portugaliei la CM 2010! (CFR acquires Daniel Fernandes, third Portugal goalkeeper in WC 2010!); GSP, 16 August 2011 (Romanian)
- ^ Teodoro da Silva, Lucas (3 December 2006). "The Bottom Line: Daniel Fernandes – Another Shooting Star flies through Canadian radar". The Soccer Paper. http://soccerpaper.com/edition/?p=121. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Italy's Palladino punishes Portugal". UEFA.com. 8 February 2006. http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=399376.html. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Caras novas na Selecção [New faces in national team]" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 9 November 2006. http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/NOTICIA?notid=2795029. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Scolari names uncapped trio in Portugal squad". ESPNsoccernet. 22 May 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=432575&cc=3888. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Convocados revelados [Squad revealed]" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 May 2010. http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/NOTICIA?notid=9126513. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Pepe in Portugal squad". FIFA.com. 10 May 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1208424/index.html. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Stats at Fussballdaten (German)
- Canadian Soccer Association profile
- Daniel Fernandes (footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com
Portugal squads Portugal squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Bruno Vale • 2 Nélson • 3 Meireles • 4 Semedo • 5 Pedro Ribeiro • 6 Zé Castro • 7 Quaresma • 8 M.Fernandes • 9 H.Almeida • 10 Moutinho • 11 Valente • 12 Paulo Ribeiro • 13 Rolando • 14 Custódio • 15 Morais • 16 Amaro • 17 Varela • 18 Nani • 19 Vaz Tê • 20 Lourenço • 21 F.Oliveira • 22 D.Fernandes • Coach: A.Oliveira
Portugal squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Eduardo • 2 Bruno Alves • 3 Ferreira • 4 Rolando • 5 Duda • 6 Carvalho • 7 C. Ronaldo (c) • 8 P. Mendes • 9 Liédson • 10 Danny • 11 Simão • 12 Beto • 13 Miguel • 14 Veloso • 15 Pepe • 16 Meireles • 17 Amorim • 18 H. Almeida • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Costa • 22 D. Fernandes • 23 Coentrão • Coach: QueirozCFR Cluj – current squad 1 Nuno Claro · 2 Lionn · 4 Panin · 6 Mureşan · 7 Renan · 8 Kivuvu · 9 Kapetanos · 10 De Zerbi · 11 Nicoară · 13 Piccolo · 16 R.Bastos · 17 Maftei · 18 Peralta · 19 Weldon · 20 Cadú (c) · 22 Hora · 24 Rada · 26 Celestino · 27 Ronny · 28 E.Koné · 30 Mincă · 32 Rui Pedro · 33 Beto · 45 Camora · 55 Nuno Diogo · 66 Fernandes · 99 Sougou · Coach: Jorge Costa
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Canadian people of Portuguese descent
- Soccer people from British Columbia
- Sportspeople from Alberta
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- F.C. Porto players
- Celta de Vigo footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg players
- VfL Bochum players
- Superleague Greece players
- PAOK F.C. players
- Iraklis FC players
- Panathinaikos footballers
- Panserraikos F.C. players
- Liga I players
- FC CFR Cluj players
- Portugal international footballers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Portuguese expatriates in Romania
- Portuguese expatriates in Greece
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