Humberto Fernandes

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Humberto Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Humberto da Silva Fernandes
Date of birth (1940-06-14)14 June 1940
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 8 February 2009(2009-02-08) (aged 68)
Place of death Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1953–1958 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1970 Benfica 58 (0)
1970–1971 Estrela de Portalegre
1971–1973 Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo
Total 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto da Silva Fernandes (14 June 1940 – 8 February 2009) was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a centre-back.

Over the course of 12 seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 58 games, all at Benfica, winning 11 major titles.

Club career[edit]

Born in Penha de França, Lisbon, Fernandes is a youth product of Benfica, serving the club for seventeen seasons.[1] He made his debut on 2 November 1958 in win against Braga.[2] Playing mostly for the reserves, he spent the entirety of his career serving as back-up to Alfredo, Fernando Cruz, Raúl Machado, Jacinto Santos and Germano, appearing only sporadically through the course of 12 years.[3]

In 1970 he left Benfica to sign with Estrela de Portalegre,[4] ending his career at Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo in 1973, at age 33.[1]

Honours[edit]

Benfica[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Humberto Fernandes". The Final ball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  3. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  4. ^ "Benfica dispensa jogadores" [Benfica releases players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17021): 27. 11 May 1971. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  6. ^ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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