Fernando Bandeirinha Explained

Fernando Bandeirinha
Fullname:Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa
Birth Date:26 November 1962
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Height:1.70 m
Position:Right back, defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:1976–1981
Youthclubs1:Porto
Years1:1981–1996
Caps1:114
Goals1:8
Years2:1982–1984
Clubs2:Paços Ferreira (loan)
Caps2:45
Goals2:9
Years3:1984–1985
Clubs3:Varzim (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1984–1985
Clubs4:Académica (loan)
Caps4:25
Goals4:2
Years5:1996–1997
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:210
Totalgoals:19
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Managerclubs1:Porto B
Manageryears2:2000–2006
Managerclubs2:Porto B (assistant)

Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa (born 26 November 1962 in Porto), known as Bandeirinha, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back or a defensive midfielder throughout his career.

Football career

During his career, Bandeirinha played mainly for FC Porto, never being more than a reserve player during his 15-year spell – which also included loans to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Varzim S.C. and Académica de Coimbra – as he was barred by for instance legendary João Domingos Pinto (who appeared in more than 580 official matches for the club) in the right back position.

In 1996, already aged 33, he moved to F.C. Felgueiras in the second division, 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, after S.L. Benfica's António Veloso was suspended due to a doping test, later proven to be fake.[1]

From 1999 to 2006, Bandeirinha worked as a coach with his main club's reserve team, but almost exclusively as an assistant.

Honours

Porto

1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96

1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94

1991, 1994

1986–87

1987

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bandeirinha por Veloso. Bandeirinha for Veloso. i. Portuguese. 9 May 2015. 26 May 2017.