Fernando Alves (footballer, born 1979)

Fernando Alves
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Alves dos Santos
Date of birth	23 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Tombense
2004–2005	Estrela do Norte
2006	Americano
2006	Social
2007–2008	Tupi
2009	Democrata
2009	Juazeirense
2009	Villa Nova
2010	Vitória da Conquista
2010	Maranhão
2010–2011	Uberlândia
2011	Oeste
2012	Uberlândia
2012	Aracruz
2012	Minas Futebol [pt]
2013	Estrela do Norte
2013	Novo Esporte [pt]
2014	Independente Tucuruí
2015	Social
International career‡
2007	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2007

Fernando Alves dos Santos (born 23 March 1979), sometimes known mononymously as Fernando, is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he represented Equatorial Guinea at international level.

Club career

Fernando played for Tombense (2003), Estrela do Norte (2004–05), Social (2006) when the team won the access to the Campeonato Mineiro's First Division, and for Tupi in the winning seasons of the club on 2007 and 2008.^[3] He then played for Democrata and Juazeirense.^[4]

International career

Fernando was one of the Brazilian-born naturalised Equatoguinean players by the Brazilian Antônio Dumas (Equatorial Guinea's former coach).

Through of his naturalisation, he has been international for the Equatoguinean national team on 25 March 2007 in an Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Qualifying match against Rwanda, in Malabo, that his national team won 3–1.^[5]
Also he was called for other Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Qualifying match, against Rwanda in Kigali on 2 June 2007.^[6]

Honours

Club

Tupi

Taça Minas Gerais: 2008

References

^ "2007 Equatoguinean Squad". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
^ "Estrela contrata o zagueiro Fernando Alves, ex-seleção de Guiné Equatorial". 7 December 2012.
^ Villa Nova Atlético Clube Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ CBF (in Portuguese) Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Equatoguinean line-up against Rwanda on 25 March 2007 (Fernando is the last of the top row, from left to right) Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Equatoguineans players called for the match against Rwanda, in Kigali, on 2 June 2007 Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

External links

Fernando CBF database (in Portuguese) ^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "2007 Equatoguinean Squad". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.

[2] "Estrela contrata o zagueiro Fernando Alves, ex-seleção de Guiné Equatorial". 7 December 2012.

[3] Villa Nova Atlético Clube Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

[4] CBF (in Portuguese) Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Equatoguinean line-up against Rwanda on 25 March 2007 (Fernando is the last of the top row, from left to right) Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Equatoguineans players called for the match against Rwanda, in Kigali, on 2 June 2007 Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

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