Fernandão
Fernando Lúcio da Costa (18 March 1978 – 7 June 2014), better known as Fernandão, was a Brazilian footballer. He played professionally as a striker from 1996 until 2011. He was born in Goiânia, Goiás.
 Fernandão in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Lúcio da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2014 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Aruanã, Goiás, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Goiás | 61[1] | (11) |
| 2001–2004 | Marseille | 61 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Toulouse (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2004–2008 | Internacional | 100[1] | (42) |
| 2008–2009 | Al Gharafa | 22 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Goiás | 14[1] | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | São Paulo | 26 | (8) |
| Total | 300 | (83) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Internacional | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Fernandão first played for Goiás, before moving to France to play for Olympique de Marseille. While playing for Marseille, he was loaned to Toulouse. He later returned to Brazil to play for Internacional from 2004 until 2008. He soon played in Qatar for Al-Gharafa. In 2009, he returned to Goiás for a season. He played his final season for São Paulo in 2010/11. He also played for the national team for one match in 2005. For four months in 2012, he coached Internacional with very little success.
Fernandão was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash on 7 June 2014 in Aruanã, Goiás. He was 36 and died less than a week before the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. His wife, Fernanda Costa, and his two twin sons, Eloa and Enzo, outlived him.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Fernandão" (in português). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ↑ Bonn, Kyle (7 June 2014). "Former Internacional striker Fernandão dies in helicopter crash". NBC. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Other websites
- Official website (in Portuguese)
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