Vasco Fernandes (footballer)

Vasco Herculano Salgado Cunha Mango Fernandes (born 12 November 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back or a central defender for Turkish club Ümraniyespor.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Salgado Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Mango Fernandes.

Vasco Fernandes
Fernandes before a game with Celta
Personal information
Full name Vasco Herculano Salgado Cunha Mango Fernandes
Date of birth (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986
Place of birth Olhão, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ümraniyespor
Number 13
Youth career
1996–2005 Olhanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Olhanense 26 (0)
2005–2006 → Bordeaux (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Salamanca (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2010 Leixões 16 (0)
2009–2010 → Celta (loan) 28 (0)
2010–2011 Elche 17 (0)
2011–2012 Beira-Mar 0 (0)
2012–2013 Olhanense 33 (0)
2013–2014 Platanias 30 (0)
2014–2015 Aris 15 (2)
2015–2016 Pandurii 28 (0)
2016–2019 Vitória Setúbal 87 (4)
2019– Ümraniyespor 16 (1)
National team
2005 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2005–2007 Portugal U20 7 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U21 11 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2020

Club career

Born in Olhão, Algarve of Guinea-Bissauan descent,[1] Fernandes started his professional career with hometown's S.C. Olhanense, making his debut in the second division. Prior to that, he was loaned to FC Girondins de Bordeaux from France, but never appeared officially for the Ligue 1 club.

After another loan, now in Spain with UD Salamanca where he teamed up with countryman Zé Tó, Fernandes returned to Portugal, after being bought by Leixões SC. He played in roughly half of the games during the season, as the Matosinhos team overachieved for a final sixth place in the Primeira Liga;[2] his debut in the competition took place on 24 August 2008, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.D. Nacional.[3]

Fernandes was loaned again for the 2009–10 campaign, also in Spain and in its second level, moving to RC Celta de Vigo.[4] He was much more regularly used than in his previous stint in the country, although the Galicians constantly battled relegation even though they finished 12th.

On 1 July 2010, Fernandes left Leixões permanently and joined Elche CF – still in Spain and its division two.[5] In the following years he rarely settled with a club, representing S.C. Beira-Mar and Olhanense in his country[6] as well as Platanias FC (Superleague)[7] and Aris Thessaloniki FC (lower leagues) in Greece and CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in the Romanian Liga I.[8][9]

On 3 June 2016, aged nearly 31, Fernandes signed a two-year contract with Vitória F.C. in the Portuguese top tier.[10] He scored his first league goal on 17 September of that year, but in a 1–4 home loss to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[11]

Fernandes received the first red card of 2017–18, after being sent off with 20 minutes left of the 1–1 home draw against Moreirense FC.[12][13]

International career

All youth levels comprised, Fernandes won 22 caps for Portugal. He first appeared with the under-21 side on 21 August 2007, starting in a 3–0 friendly win over Malta held in Vila do Conde.[14]

Personal life

Fernandes' father, Herculano, was also a footballer and a defender. He too represented Olhanense and, during a 16-year senior career, appeared in one Portuguese top level game with Académica de Coimbra; he coached his son in Olhanense's juniors, where he played as a forward.[1]

Club statistics
As of 5 June 2010[15]
Club performance League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Total
2004–05OlhanenseSegunda Liga000000
France League Coupe de France Total
2005–06BordeauxLigue 1000000
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Total
2006–07OlhanenseSegunda Liga25020270
2007–08100010
Spain League Copa del Rey Total
2007–08SalamancaSegunda División17000170
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Total
2008–09LeixõesPrimeira Liga16030190
Spain League Copa del Rey Total
2009–10CeltaSegunda División28070350
Total France 000000
Portugal 42050470
Spain 45070520
Career total 870120990

References
  1. "Vasco Fernandes no Sporting de Braga?" [Vasco Fernandes to Sporting de Braga?] (in Portuguese). Futebol Portugal. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. "Um sexto lugar e a segunda melhor classificação de sempre" [Sixth place and second best-ever finish]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. "Leixões-Nacional, 1–3 (crónica)" [Leixões-Nacional, 1–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "El Celta ficha y presenta al portugués Vasco Fernandes junto a Sergio Ortega" [Celta sign and present Portuguese Vasco Fernandes alongside Sergio Ortega]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 7 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "El Elche ficha a Vasco Fernandes" [Elche sign Vasco Fernandes]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. "Vasco Fernandes (Olhanense): "Quero relançar a minha carreira"" [Vasco Fernandes (Olhanense): «I want to relaunch my career»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. "Vasco Fernandes vai jogar no Platanias" [Vasco Fernandes will play in Platanias] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. "Vasco Fernandes (ex-Aris) vai jogar no Pandurii" [Vasco Fernandes (ex-Aris) will play in Pandurii] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. "Portughezul Vasco Fernandes, transferat de Pandurii Târgu Jiu" [Portuguese Vasco Fernandes, transferred to Pandurii Târgu Jiu]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. "Vasco Fernandes é o primeiro reforço do Vitória de Setúbal" [Vasco Fernandes is the first addition of Vitória de Setúbal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. "Paços de Ferreira impõe primeira derrota ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Paços de Ferreira impose first loss to Vitória de Setúbal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. "Primeiro vermelho de 2017/18 foi para Vasco Fernandes" [First red of 2017/18 was for Vasco Fernandes]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. "V. Setúbal, com menos um, cede empate frente ao Moreirense" [V. Setúbal, with one less, allow draw against Moreirense]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  14. "Sub 21: Portugal-Malta, 3–0 (crónica)" [Under 21: Portugal-Malta, 3–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  15. "Vasco Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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