Vasco Herculano Salgado Cunha Mango Fernandes (born 12 November 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Casa Pia A.C. as a right-back or a central defender.

Vasco Fernandes

Fernandes before a game with Celta in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Vasco Herculano Salgado Cunha Mango Fernandes[1]
Date of birth	(1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Olhão, Portugal[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Casa Pia
Number	13
Youth career
1996–2005	Olhanense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Olhanense	26	(0)
2005–2006	→ Bordeaux (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Salamanca (loan)	17	(0)
2008–2010	Leixões	16	(0)
2009–2010	→ Celta (loan)	28	(0)
2010–2011	Elche	17	(0)
2011–2012	Beira-Mar	0	(0)
2012–2013	Olhanense	33	(0)
2013–2014	Platanias	30	(0)
2014–2015	Aris	15	(2)
2015–2016	Pandurii	28	(0)
2016–2019	Vitória Setúbal	87	(4)
2019–2021	Ümraniyespor	27	(2)
2021	Chaves	16	(0)
2021–	Casa Pia	41	(2)
National team
2005	Portugal U19	4	(0)
2005–2007	Portugal U20	7	(0)
2007–2008	Portugal U21	11	(0)
2009–2010	Portugal U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022

Club career

Born in Olhão, Algarve of Guinea-Bissauan descent,[2] Fernandes started his professional career with hometown's S.C. Olhanense, making his debut in the Segunda Liga. Prior to that, he was loaned to FC Girondins de Bordeaux from France, but never appeared officially for the Ligue 1 club.

After another loan, now in Spain with UD Salamanca where he teamed up with countryman Zé Tó, Fernandes returned to Portugal after being bought by Leixões SC. He played roughly half of the games during the season, as the Matosinhos team overachieved for a final sixth place in the Primeira Liga.[3] His debut in the competition took place on 24 August 2008, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.D. Nacional.[4]

Fernandes was loaned again for the 2009–10 campaign, also in Spain and in its Segunda División, moving to RC Celta de Vigo.[5] He was much more regularly used than in his previous stint in the country, although the Galicians constantly battled relegation even though they finished 12th.

On 1 July 2010, Fernandes left Leixões permanently and joined Elche CF – still in Spain and its second tier.[6] In the following years he rarely settled with a club, representing S.C. Beira-Mar and Olhanense in his country[7] as well as Platanias FC (Super League)[8] and Aris Thessaloniki FC (lower leagues) in Greece and CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in the Romanian Liga I.[9][10]

On 3 June 2016, aged nearly 31, Fernandes signed a two-year contract with Vitória F.C. in the Portuguese top flight.[11] He scored his first league goal on 17 September of that year, but in a 1–4 home defeat to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[12]

Fernandes received the first red card of 2017–18, after being sent off with 20 minutes left of the 1–1 home draw against Moreirense FC.[13][14]

International career

All youth levels comprised, Fernandes won 22 caps for Portugal. He first appeared with the under-21 side on 21 August 2007, starting in a 3–0 friendly win over Malta held in Vila do Conde.[15]

Personal life

Fernandes' father, Herculano, was also a footballer and a defender. He too represented Olhanense and, in a 16-year senior career, appeared in one Portuguese top-division game with Académica de Coimbra; he coached his son in Olhanense's juniors, where he played as a forward.[2]

Club statistics

As of 5 June 2010[16]

References

External links

• Vasco Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Leixões official profile (in Portuguese)
• Vasco Fernandes at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Portuguese)

На других языках

[es] Vasco Fernandes (futbolista)

[it] Vasco Fernandes