- Fernando de Moraes
Football player infobox
playername = Fernando de Moraes
fullname = Fernando de Moraes
dateofbirth = January 21, 1980
cityofbirth = ???
countryofbirth =Brazil
currentclub =South Melbourne FC
position =Midfielder
years = 2005-2006 2006 2007-present
clubs =South Melbourne FC New Zealand Knights FC South Melbourne FC
caps(goals) = 43 (15) 5 (0) 17 (6)|Fernando de Moraes (commonly referred to as Fernando) is a
Brazil ianfootball (soccer) midfielder . Fernando initially specialised infutsal while playing inBrazil [cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061104090922/www.knightsfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=5660&pageid=432|title=Futsal Fernando joins the Knights|publisher=New Zealand Knights FC website|date=October 26 ,2006 ] , and played his first match in the outdoor version of the game at the age of 21. He first played forPSB Palestra São Bernado in Brazil [cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Soccer/South-signs-Brazilian/2005/03/18/1111086012808.html|title=South signs Brazilian|publisher=The Age |date=March 19 ,2005 ] before moving toAustralia (where his sister lives) to play forSouth Melbourne FC , having seen them play at the2000 FIFA Club World Championship . He joined the team for the 2005Victorian Premier League season. In 2006 he left the club to undertake an unsuccessful 4-week trial at Greek Super League clubEgaleo FC , after which he returned to Australia and played a vital role in securing the championship for South Melbourne as their highest scoring player (with a total of 12). He was signed byA-League clubNew Zealand Knights FC shortly after the championship victory on a short-term contract that was extended several times, but did not feature in the Knights' line-up and was soon relegated to the bench. He returned to South Melbourne at the conclusion of the Knights' season and joined the squad for pre-season matches, eventually signing a new 2-year contract.He's currently playing for theAustralia national futsal team .References
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