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Daniel Kenedy Personal information Full name Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus Santos Date of birth 18 February 1974 Place of birth Bissau, Portuguese Guinea Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Wingback Youth career 1992–1994 Benfica Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–1996 Benfica 59 (3) 1996–1997 Paris SG 29 (0) 1997–1998 Porto 9 (0) 1998–2001 Estrela Amadora 60 (4) 1998 → Albacete (loan) 3 (0) 2001–2003 Marítimo 37 (5) 2004 Braga 15 (0) 2005 Académica 17 (1) 2005–2006 APOEL 9 (0) 2006–2009 Ergotelis 63 (2) 2007 → Kallithea (loan) 8 (2) 2009–2011 Aias Salamina 31 (7) National team 1994–1995 Portugal U21 10 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos, known as Kenedy (born 18 February 1974 in Bissau), is a retired Guinea-Bissauan/Portuguese footballer.
As a midfielder or defender, he played on the left side of the pitch.
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Club career
During his extensive career, Kenedy represented S.L. Benfica, F.C. Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.S. Marítimo, Sporting de Braga (January to December 2004) and Académica de Coimbra in Portugal, with abroad stints with Paris Saint-Germain, Albacete Balompié (only three matches for the Spanish second division side), APOEL FC, Ergotelis FC, Kallithea FC and Aias Salamina FC. In Greece, he managed to play in all three major levels of football) and played professional football in five different countries.
International career
Kenedy represented the Portuguese national football team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
He was called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, but was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament, after failing a drugs test.[2][3]
Personal
Kenedy was named after American president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ Daniel Kenedy – FIFA competition record
- ^ Kenedy thrown out; BBC Sport, 22 May 2002
- ^ Kenedy suspended; BBC Sport, 31 May 2002
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- BDFutbol profile
- Guardian Stats Centre
Portugal squad – 1996 Summer Olympics Fourth Place 
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Bissau
- Guinea-Bissauan emigrants to Portugal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- F.C. Porto players
- Estrela da Amadora players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- S.C. Braga players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra players
- Ligue 1 players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- La Liga footballers
- Albacete Balompié footballers
- APOEL F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- Ergotelis F.C. players
- Kallithea F.C. players
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Portugal
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Doping cases in association football
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