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

Born in

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

Benfica[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Humberto Fernandes". The Final ball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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  4. ^ "Benfica dispensa jogadores" [Benfica releases players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17021): 27. 11 May 1971. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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  6. ^ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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