Fernando Meira
Fernando Meira (born 5 June 1978) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg.
 Meira in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1978
(aged 47)[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 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | 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 | |||
International
| 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 | |
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 |
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 2006–07[8]
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002[9]
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2006–07
- DFB-Ligapokal runner-up: 2005
Galatasaray
Zenit
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)[11]
References
- ↑ "Fernando Meira". FB Ref. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Fernando Meira". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Fernando Meira". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Fernando Meira". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ Fernando Meira at ESPN FC
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Fernando Meira". European Football. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ Costa, Onofre (18 August 2005). "Postiga on target for Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "VfB Stuttgart crowned Bundesliga champions". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ↑ "Stuttgart 2–0 Lille (aggregate: 2–1)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ↑ "Wagner Love, do CSKA, não teme jogo frente aos "dragões"" [Wagner Love, of CSKA, does not fear match against "dragons"] (in português). TSF. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in português). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.