Henrique Sereno

Henrique Sereno Fonseca (born 18 May 1985), known as Sereno, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Henrique Sereno
Sereno as a Valladolid player in 2010
Personal information
Full name Henrique Sereno Fonseca[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985[1]
Place of birth Elvas, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1995–2004 Os Elvenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 O Elvas 25 (1)
2005–2010 Vitória Guimarães 54 (2)
2006 → Famalicão (loan) 23 (0)
2010 Valladolid 12 (0)
2010–2013 Porto 7 (0)
2011–2012 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 25 (0)
2012–2013 → Valladolid (loan) 20 (1)
2013–2015 Kayserispor 41 (4)
2015–2016 Mainz 05 0 (0)
2016 ATK 10 (1)
2017 Almería 1 (0)
2017 Chennaiyin 18 (1)
Total 236 (10)
National team
2007 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2013 Portugal 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Guimarães

Born in Elvas, Alto Alentejo, Sereno joined Vitória de Guimarães for 2005–06 from hometown's O Elvas CAD, and served a loan stint during the latter part of that season at lowly F.C. Famalicão.

In the 2007–08 campaign he, alongside Brazilian Pedro Geromel, formed a solid defensive partnership as Vitória came from the second division into a final third Primeira Liga position. On 9 March 2008 he scored a rare goal, in a 2–0 home win against Sporting CP.[2]

Sereno spent the vast majority of 2008–09 in the sidelines after having undergone surgery to both knees, only appearing in six games.[3] After beginning the following season again in the starting XI (nine matches, one goal), he eventually terminated his contract and, on 1 February 2010, signed with Real Valladolid in Spain for five months.[4]

Sereno made his debut for his new team on 20 March 2010, playing the entire 2–0 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[5]

Porto

In late June 2010, after Valladolid's relegation in La Liga, Sereno returned to his country, signing with FC Porto on a free transfer.[6] On 20 August 2011, deemed surplus to requirements as practically all Portuguese players, he joined German club 1. FC Köln on a season-long loan deal.[7]

Sereno made his Bundesliga debut on 27 August 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–3 away defeat of Hamburger SV.[8] He featured regularly during the campaign, but his team suffered relegation.

Sereno returned to Valladolid and Spain's top flight for the 2012–13 season, still under contract with Porto.[9] He scored his only goal for the former on 24 February 2013, in the 2–1 away win against Rayo Vallecano.[10]

Later years

In summer 2013, Sereno joined Kayserispor from Turkey. He made his Süper Lig debut on 15 September, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Gençlerbirliği SK; he ended the campaign with 22 matches and three goals, in an eventual relegation as last.

On 27 July 2015, free agent Sereno returned to Germany by penning a two-year deal with 1. FSV Mainz 05.[11] The following 15 June, however, after no competitive appearances, he was released.[12]

Sereno scored his first goal for his next club, Atlético de Kolkata, on 18 December 2016. It proved to be the equaliser as they went on to win the final of the Indian Super League on penalties, against Kerala Blasters FC.[13]

On 31 January 2017, Sereno signed a six-month contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.[14] On 15 September he returned to the Indian top tier, joining Chennaiyin FC for free[15] and going on to act as captain for the eventual champions.[16]

Two years after announcing his retirement at the age of 34, Sereno became president of U.D. Vilafranquense, with the Portuguese second tier club overcome by severe financial problems.[17]

International career

Sereno made his debut for Portugal on 10 June 2013, playing the second half of a 1–0 friendly win with Croatia in Geneva.[18]

Personal life

On 24 June 2016, the Elvas city hall commended Sereno for his sporting achievements.[19]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
O Elvas 2004–05[20] Portuguese Third Division 25100—251
Vitória Guimarães 2006–07[20] Segunda Liga 12000—120
2007–08[20] Primeira Liga 27140—311
2008–09[20] Primeira Liga 60000060
2009–10[20] Primeira Liga 9160—151
Total 54210000642
Famalicão (loan) 2005–06[20] Portuguese Second Division 23000—230
Valladolid 2009–10[21] La Liga 12000—120
Porto 2010–11[21] Primeira Liga 706000130
2011–12[21] Primeira Liga 00000000
Total 706000130
Köln (loan) 2011–12[21] Bundesliga 25010—260
Valladolid (loan) 2012–13[21] La Liga 20110—211
Kayserispor 2013–14[21] Süper Lig 22300—223
2014–15[21] TFF First League 19110—201
Total 41410—424
Mainz 05 2015–16[21] Bundesliga 0000—00
ATK 2016[21] Indian Super League 101——101
Almería 2016–17[21] Segunda División 1000—10
Chennaiyin 2017–18[21] Indian Super League 181——181
Career total 236101900025510

    International

    [22]

    Portugal
    201320
    Total20

    Honours

    Club

    Porto

    Kayserispor

    Atlético Kolkata

    Chennaiyin

    References
    1. "Sereno" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    2. "Guimarães defeat Sporting to go third". UEFA. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
    3. "Sereno foi operado com sucesso aos dois joelhos" [Sereno had successful surgery to both knees] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
    4. "El Valladolid ficha al central portugués Henrique Sereno" [Valladolid sign Portuguese centre-back Henrique Sereno]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
    5. "Primera victoria en 2010 del Valladolid" [First 2010 win for Valladolid]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). 21 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    6. "F.C. Porto: Sereno confirmado como reforço por quatro épocas" [F.C. Porto: Sereno confirmed for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
    7. "Henrique Sereno verstärkt den FC" [Henrique Sereno strengthens FC] (in German). FC Köln. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
    8. "Late goals hand Cologne dramatic win". ESPN Soccernet. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
    9. "Sereno vuelve a ser blanquivioleta" [Sereno again a blanquivioleta]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
    10. "El Valladolid congela las ideas del Rayo Vallecano" [Valladolid freeze Rayo Vallecano's ideas]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    11. "Mainz verpflichtet Henrique Sereno" [Mainz acquire Henrique Sereno] (in German). Bundesliga. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    12. "Mainz löst Vertrag mit Henrique Sereno auf" [Mainz cancel Henrique Sereno's contract] (in German). Goal. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    13. Sarkar, Dhiman (18 December 2016). "Atletico de Kolkata crowned ISL 2016 champions after beating Kerala Blasters FC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
    14. "El central Henrique Sereno se convierte en el tercer refuerzo invernal" [Stopper Henrique Sereno becomes the third winter signing] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
    15. "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC sign Mailson Alves and Henrique Sereno". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    16. Shukla, Kaushal (13 November 2019). "How John Gregory's Chennaiyin went from ISL champions to strugglers in the space of two seasons". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    17. Bernardino, Augusto (30 March 2020). "Henrique Sereno: "Vai ser um rombo, mas o mais difícil está feito"" [Henrique Sereno: “It will be a big loss, but the hardest part is done”]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
    18. Islamović, Elvir (10 June 2013). "Portugal win the day as Halilović enters fray". UEFA. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    19. "Câmara de Elvas aprova voto de louvor ao futebolista Henrique Sereno" [Elvas city hall approves commendation of footballer Henrique Sereno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Portalegre. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    20. "Sereno". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
    21. Henrique Sereno at Soccerway
    22. "Sereno". European Football. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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