Fernando Fernandes (footballer)
{{Short description|Angolan footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fernando Fernandes
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Angola
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1991–1997
| youthclubs1 = Sacred Heart University
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = Long Island Rough Riders
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1999
| clubs2 = → MetroStars (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000
| clubs3 = Connecticut Wolves
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2000–2001
| clubs4 = Long Island Rough Riders
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 6
}}
Fernando Fernandes (born 25 November 1971) is an Angolan former footballer.
Career
Fernandes attended Sacred Heart University, playing on the men's soccer team. In 1998, he signed with the Long Island Rough Riders. On 11 August 1999, he went on loan to the MetroStars of Major League Soccer for one game. He had played for the Rough Riders earlier in the day, giving him a game with two different teams in two different leagues in one day.[https://web.archive.org/web/20000915100759/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/1999/08/13/throw_ins/ Let's Play Two] In 2000, he began the season with the Connecticut Wolves, but returned to the Rough Riders at mid-season.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030107015728/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/transactions/2000/03/29/index.html March 30, 2000 Transactions][https://archive.today/20120720161642/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.constax.html 2000 Connecticut Wolves]
References
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External links
- [http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?ID=79 Player profile at MetroFanatic.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225120839/http://www.liroughriders.com/history/325666.html All Time Rough Riders stats]
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Category:Angolan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Angolan men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Connecticut Wolves players
Category:Long Island Rough Riders players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:New York Red Bulls players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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