Fernando Bandeirinha

Fernando Bandeirinha
Personal information
Full nameFernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa
Date of birth26 November 1962
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionFull back
Youth career
1976–1981Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1996Porto114(8)
1982–1984Paços Ferreira (loan)
1984–1985Varzim (loan)22(0)
1985–1986Académica (loan)25(2)
1996–1997Felgueiras4(0)
Teams managed
1999–2000Porto B
2000–2006Porto B (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa (born 26 November 1962 in Porto), known as Bandeirinha, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender, on the right or left side of the pitch.

Football career

During his career he played mainly for F.C. Porto, never being more than a reserve player during his 15-year spell – which also included loans to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Varzim Sport Clube and Académica de Coimbra – as he was barred by for instance legendary João Domingos Pinto (who appeared in more than 600 official matches for the club) in the right-back position.

In 1996, already aged 33, he moved to F.C. Felgueiras in the second division, where he finished his career after one year. Bandeirinha was never capped for Portugal, but was a last-minute addition for the squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup,[1] after S.L. Benfica's António Veloso was suspended due to a doping test, later proven to be fake.

From 1999 to 2006 Bandeirinha worked as a coach with his main club's reserve team, but almost exclusively as an assistant.

Honours

References

  1. Fernando BandeirinhaFIFA competition record

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