Fernando Meira

Fernando Meira
	; Meira in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira
Date of birth	5 June 1978 (aged 48)
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992	Vitória Guimarães
1992–1993	Ribeira de Pena
1993–1996	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fernando Meira (born 5 June 1978) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
1999–00	Vitória Guimarães	Primeira Liga	30	2	4	0	—		—		34	2
2000–01	Benfica	Primeira Liga	31	0	3	0	—		2	0	36	0
2001–02	Benfica	Primeira Liga	15	2	2	0	—		—		17	2
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
2001–02	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
2002–03			31	1	2	0	—		6	1	39	2
2003–04			32	1	3	0	—		8	0	43	1
2004–05			16	1	1	0	—		3	1	20	2
2005–06			32	0	2	0	—		6	0	40	0
2006–07			20	3	4	0	—		—		24	3
2007–08			28	3	3	0	—		6	0	37	3
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2008–09	Galatasaray	Süper Lig	21	0	6	0	—		10	0	37	0
Russia			League		Russian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2009	Zenit	Russian Premier League	22	1	2	0	—		2	0	26	1
2010			11	0	3	0	—		5	0	19	0
2011–12			1	0	3	0	—		4	0	8	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España		Europe		Total
2011–12	Zaragoza	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
Total	Portugal		76	4	9	0	—		2	0	87	4
	Germany		173	11	15	0	—		29	2	217	13
	Turkey		21	0	6	0	—		10	0	37	0
	Russia		34	1	8	0	—		11	0	53	1
	Spain		12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
Career total			305	16	38	0	—		50	2	403	18

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal^[6]	2000	2	0
	2001	5	0
	2002	4	0
	2003	7	0
	2004	1	0
	2005	7	2
	2006	10	0
	2007	8	0
	2008	10	0
Total		54	2

**Fernando Meira: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition^[7]^[6]
1	4 June 2005	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Slovakia	1–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification
2	17 August 2005	Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada), Ponta Delgada, Portugal	Egypt	1–0	2–0	Friendly

VfB Stuttgart

Galatasaray

Zenit

Orders

↑ Fernando MeiraFB Ref. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Fernando MeiraEurosport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
↑ Fernando MeiraFootballdatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Fernando MeiraSoccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ Fernando Meira at ESPN FC
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Fernando MeiraEuropean Football. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
↑ Costa, Onofre. Postiga on target for Portugal (18 August 2005)UEFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
↑ VfB Stuttgart crowned Bundesliga champions (19 May 2007)Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
↑ Stuttgart 2–0 Lille (aggregate: 2–1)UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
↑ Wagner Love, do CSKA, não teme jogo frente aos "dragões" (in pt) (7 March 2011)TSF. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
↑ Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança (in pt) (30 August 2006)Cristiano Ronaldo News. Retrieved 30 August 2006.

Personal information
Meira in 2009
Full name	Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira^[1]
Date of birth	5 June 1978 (aged 48) ^[2]
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal^[2]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)^[2]
Playing position	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992	Vitória Guimarães
1992–1993	Ribeira de Pena
1993–1996	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Vitória Guimarães	53	(2)
1998–1999	→ Felgueiras (loan)	33	(0)
2000–2001	Benfica	46	(2)
2002–2008	VfB Stuttgart	173	(11)
2008–2009	Galatasaray	21	(0)
2009–2011	Zenit St. Petersburg	35	(1)
2011–2012	Zaragoza	12	(0)
Total		373	(16)
National team
1997–1998	Portugal U20	14	(0)
1998–2000	Portugal U21	20	(0)
2004	Portugal Olympic (O.P.)	3	(1)
2000–2008	Portugal	54	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only