Fernando Menegazzo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fernando Menegazzo

| image = Fernando Menegazzo.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Fernando Menegazzo

| height = 1.86 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Anita Garibaldi, Brazil

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Central midfielder

| years1 = 1999–2003 | clubs1 = Juventude | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → Grêmio (loan) | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003–2005 | clubs3 = Siena | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = → Catania (loan) | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2011 | clubs5 = Bordeaux | caps5 = 155 | goals5 = 17

| years6 = 2011–2014 | clubs6 = Al-Shabab | caps6 = 68 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = Club Brugge | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1

| totalcaps = 320

| totalgoals = 36

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2007 | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Fernando Menegazzo (born 3 May 1981), simply known as Fernando, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career

Fernando was born in Anita Garibaldi. He joined French Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux in summer 2005, on loan from A.C. Siena. He made the move permanent a year later and played an important role as Bordeaux finished as runners-up in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, qualifying for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League.

In the summer of 2007, despite several of his teammates leaving the club, such as Julien Faubert, Stéphane Dalmat, Rio Mavuba and Vladimír Šmicer, he signed a new four-year contract with Bordeaux.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=565898.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021104314/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D565898.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2007|title=Fernando renews ties with Bordeaux|date=31 July 2007|publisher=UEFA}}

He also won the 2007 Copa América with Brazil.

On 16 June 2011, Fernando signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab at the request of coach Michel Preud'homme. He moved to Club Brugge KV in June 2014, again at Preud'homme's request. He left the club in December 2014.

Honours

=Club=

Al-Shabab

Saudi Pro League: 2011–12
King Cup of Champions: 2014; Runner-up: 2013

Bordeaux

Ligue 1: 2008–09
Coupe de la Ligue: 2006–07, 2008–09
Trophée des Champions: 2008, 2009{{cite web|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/bordeaux-lyon-les-compos_AN-200808020012.html |title=BORDEAUX – LYON : LES COMPOS |publisher=rmcsport.bfmtv.com |access-date=1 March 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/1729/france/2009/07/25/1403535/troph%C3%A9e-des-champions-bordeaux-guingamp-les-compos |title=Trophée des champions - Bordeaux-Guingamp, les compos |publisher=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021 }}