Fernando Aguiar
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| Fernando Aguiar | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Fernando João Lobo Aguiar | |
| Date of birth | March 18, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Chaves, Portugal | |
| Height | 185 cm | |
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Gondomar SC | |
| Number | 66 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1993 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2004 2002-2003 2004 2004-2006 2006- |
Toronto Blizzard CS Marítimo CD Nacional FC Maia SC Beira-Mar SL Benfica UD Leiria (loan) Landskrona BoIS FC Penafiel Gondomar SC |
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| National team2 | ||
| 1992 1993-2002 |
Canada U-23 Canada |
4 (0) 13 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Fernando João Lobo Aguiar (born March 18, 1972 in Chaves) is a Portuguese-born Canadian football player. He is currently on the books of Gondomar Sport Clube, as a powerfully built defensive midfielder.
Aguiar began his career in the Canadian Soccer League, playing for his "hometown" (he moved to Canada at an early age) Toronto Blizzard. Although the league disbanded in 1992, he remained with the team for its only season in the American Professional Soccer League.
He began his European career in 1994 with Portuguese first division side Marítimo. However, he had trouble cracking the line-up, and subsequently dropped down a division, where he would spend five years playing for C.D. Nacional, F.C. Maia, and S.C. Beira Mar, helping the latter achieve promotion and subsequently stay in the Portuguese top flight. His good form was noticed by giants Benfica, for whom he signed and helped win Portuguese Cup in 2004.
After his cup winning exploits, Aguiar made a surprise transfer to Swedish side Landskrona BoIS. However, an injury and his high wages ruined the move, and he left after only a few months for F.C. Penafiel. In 2006, he joined second tier side Gondomar. He has reportedly expressed an interest in returning to play in Toronto. With the exanpsion of Major League Soccer to Canada, this may indeed happen.
Aguiar has both Portuguese and Canadian citizenship, but having grown up in Canada he has featured for the Canadian national team. He is arguably Canada's second most successful player to have featured in Portugal, after striker Alex Bunbury, and is one of about a dozen Portuguese-Canadians to have played soccer in Portugal.
[edit] Honours
- Portuguese Cup 2004
