Humberto Fernandes

Humberto Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Humberto da Silva Fernandes
Date of birth (1938-10-05)5 October 1938
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 8 February 2009(2009-02-08) (aged 70)
Place of death Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Humberto da Silva Fernandes (born 5 October 1938 - died 8 February 2009) was a former Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a centre-back ,

Over the course of 9 seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 58 games, all at Benfica, winning 11 major titles.

Club career

Born in Penha de França, Lisbon, Fernandes is a youth product of Benfica, serving the club for seventeen seasons. 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, playing most of the time in the reserves.[1][2]

In 1970 he left Benfica, having spells at Estrela de Portalegre and Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo, retiring in 1974, at age 36.[3]

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. "Nº255 - Humberto Fernandes". Vedeta ou Marreta (in Portuguese). 19 June 2014.
  2. "Humberto Fernandes". Serbenfiquista.com.
  3. "Glórias Benfiquistas - Humberto Fernandes". sportlisboaebenficafutebolmundial.blogspot.com. 13 December 2009.

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