Fernando Bandeirinha

Fernando Bandeirinha
Fernando Bandeirinha
Personal information
Full name Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa
Date of birth November 26, 1962 (1962-11-26) (age 48)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Full back
Youth career
1976–1982 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1996 Porto 114 (8)
1982–1984 Paços Ferreira (loan)
1984–1985 Varzim (loan) 22 (0)
1985–1986 Académica (loan) 25 (2)
1996–1997 Felgueiras 4 (0)
* 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 former Portuguese footballer who played as a defender, on the right or left side of the pitch.

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Football career

During his career he played mainly for F.C. Porto, never being more than a reserve player during his 14-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 division two, 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.

Honours

References

  1. ^ Fernando BandeirinhaFIFA competition record

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