The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, remembered this Friday Manuel Fernandes, who died on Thursday, whose goals and performances in the four lines, at Sporting and in the national team, “marked a generation and brought prestige to national football”.
“The President of the Republic remembers Manuel Fernandes, former Portuguese international and ‘eternal captain’ of Sporting Portugal, whose goals and performances in four lines marked a generation and brought prestige to national football,” reads a note published on the website of the President of the Republic.
On the same note, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expresses “his most sincere condolences to his family, friends and the sporting organizations that he served with great dedication throughout his life.”
Manuel Fernandez, born on June 5, 1951 in Sarillos Pequenos, in Moita, stood out as a player, especially for Sporting, which he represented between 1975/76 and 1986/87, and also played for Sarilense. , “CUF” and “Victory”. from Setubal.
For the first team, the player who scored a poker performance in Sporting’s 7-1 defeat to Benfica in the 1986/87 season played 30 games and scored seven goals.
As a coach, he also managed Vitória de Setúbal, Ovarense, Campomaiorense, Tiersense, Santa Clara, Sporting, Penafiel, União de Leiria and the Angolan ASA team.