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Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Fernandes da Silva
Date of birth (1926-06-01)1 June 1926
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 82)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1943–1945 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1954 Benfica 191 (1)
1955–1957 Torreense 61 (1)
Total 252 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joaquim Fernandes da Silva (1 June 1926 – 25 February 2009) was a Portuguese footballer who played as defender.

He represented Benfica during 9 seasons, making over 220 appearances for them and winning 6 major titles, including the Latin Cup.[1]

Career

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Born in Lisbon, Fernandes joined Benfica youth academy at age 17.[2] He graduated in 1945, but only made his debut on 9 June 1946, in the 3–2 loss against Atlético CP for the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[3][4] The following season, he started alongside Félix Antunes,[5] and went to play 227 times for Benfica in the following eight years, winning one league title in 1949–50 and four Taças de Portugal.[6] Fernandes only goal came on 7 March 1954, in a 5–0 win over Oriental.[7][2]

Honours

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Benfica[3][2]

References

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General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ^ "100 anos: Joaquim Fernandes: LATERAIS-ESQUERDOS" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2003.
  2. ^ a b c "Joaquim Fernandes". Thefinalball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 706.
  4. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 198.
  5. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 201.
  6. ^ Tovar 2012, pp. 201–249.
  7. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 247.
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