Nando Maria Neves

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Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Maria Neves
Date of birth (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
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Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
Free agent
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-1999 Amarante FC
1999-2000 Portimonense SC
2001-2003 Grasshoppers
2004-2006 US Monastir
2007-2009 Al-Siliya
2009-2011 FC Baník Ostrava 54 (7)
2011-2013 LB Châteauroux 33 (0)
2013-2014 SK Slavia Prague 21 (0)
2014- 1. FK Příbram
International career
2002-2013 Cape Verde 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2013

Fernando "Nando" Maria Neves (born June 9, 1978) is a Cape Verdean football defender, plays for Czech club 1. FK Příbram and Cape Verde national football team.

Biography

He was elected the best central defender and the best foreign player of the season 2006-2007 in Tunisia, and he has recently signed a contract with a Qatar team, Al Sailiya, for the season 2007/2008. In July 2009 he moved to FC Baník Ostrava.

International career

He was a member of the Cape Verde national team in 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. After Cape Verde were eliminated, he received a call-up in August 2009 for a friendly against Malta and Angola[1] and in May 2010 played in the 0-0 draw with Portugal.[2] Nando was the Cape Verdean team captain in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, which marked the first participation for his country in this tournament. His performances throughout the tournament were rewarded by selection into the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament. His last international match was on February 2, 2013, against Ghana at the ACN quarter-finals, in which his team were beaten 2-0. After this defeat he announced his immediate retirement from the national team.[3]

Honours

Club

Grasshoppers

Individual

References

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  3. [1] (Portuguese)

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