Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes

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Ricardo Fernandes
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Date of birth (1978-04-21) 21 April 1978
Place of birthMoreira de Cónegos, Portugal
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubOmonia
Number3
Youth career
1987–1996Aves
1996–1997Moreirense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997Moreirense2(0)
1997–2000Freamunde58(15)
2000–2003Sporting CP6(1)
2000–2001Santa Clara (loan)28(3)
2001–2002Gil Vicente (loan)32(4)
2003–2004Porto13(1)
2004–2005Académica21(2)
2005–2008APOEL58(16)
2008–2009Metalurh Donetsk37(9)
2009Anorthosis9(1)
2010AEL Limassol13(2)
2010–2011Hapoel Be'er Sheva15(0)
2011Metalurh Donetsk21(5)
2012Panetolikos8(1)
2012–2014Doxa39(11)
2014–Omonia2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978 in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for AC Omonia in Cyprus, as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Sporting / Porto

After a number of impressive performances for Gil Vicente FC, with whom he made his Portuguese first division debuts in the 2001–02 campaign, Fernandes returned to Sporting Clube de Portugal who owned the player's rights. At the time, he was hailed as one of the country's brightest young prospects.

After only one season Fernandes was signed by José Mourinho for his F.C. Porto side,[1] which won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. He appeared sparingly for the club during his spell, playing only 19 games in all competitions as he was understudy to Portuguese international Deco, and left after another sole campaign.

APOEL

After a spell with Académica de Coimbra, Fernandes was signed on a lucrative three-year deal to APOEL F.C. in Cyprus.[2] In his first year, he became an instant crowd favorite with his accurate set pieces and creative passing, scoring nine times with a remarkable number of assists and also helping his team to the domestic cup.

In his second season Fernandes netted five league goals, as APOEL were crowned national champions.

Later years

On 17 June 2009, Fernandes returned to Cyprus, signing a three-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC. On 30 December 2009, 20 days after being released by the club, he joined another team in that country, AEL Limassol.

On 4 June 2010, 32-year-old Fernandes signed a contract with Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva AFC, reuniting with former AEL coach Nir Klinger. In January 2011, however, he returned to former Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Honours

Porto
APOEL

Club statistics

As of 19 January 2014[3][4]
Club Season League National Cup[5] League Cup Continental[6] Other[7] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Moreirense 1996–97 Liga de Honra 200000----20
Total 200000----20
Freamunde 1997–98 Liga de Honra 000000----00
1998–99 Segunda Divisão 2760000----276
1999–00 Liga de Honra 3190000----319
Total 58150000----5815
Santa Clara 2000–01 Primeira Liga 2830000----283
Total 2830000----283
Gil Vicente 2001–02 Primeira Liga 3240000----324
Total 3240000----324
Sporting 2002–03 Primeira Liga 61000000--61
Total 61000000--61
Porto 2003–04 Primeira Liga 13100006010201
Total 13100006010201
Académica 2004–05 Primeira Liga 2120000----212
Total 2120000----212
APOEL 2005–06 Cypriot First Division 229104--40--3613
2006–07 Cypriot First Division 23581--4210368
2007–08 Cypriot First Division 19241--2010263
Total 641622600102209824
Metalurh Donetsk 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 1010000----101
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2780000----278
Total 3790000----379
Anothosis 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 91000041--132
Total 91000041--132
AEL Limassol 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 1323100----163
Total 1323100----163
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 1500000----150
Total 1500000----150
Metalurh Donetsk 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 940000----94
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 1212000----141
Total 2152000----235
Panetolikos 2011–12 Superleague Greece 8110------91
Total 8110------91
Doxa 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 22630------256
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 14510------155
Total 361140------4011
Omonia 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 1000------10
Total 1000------10
Career total 36471327002033041981

References

  1. Surprise swap between rivals; UEFA.com, 14 July 2003
  2. APOEL swoop to sign Fernandes; UEFA.com, 5 July 2005
  3. "Ricardo Fernandes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 12 December 2013. 
  4. "Ricardo Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2014. 
  5. Includes Cypriot Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Greek Football Cup
  6. Includes UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  7. Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Cypriot Super Cup

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