Fernando Bandeirinha

Fernando Bandeirinha

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa
Date of birth	(1962-11-26) 26 November 1962
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
1976–1981	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1996	Porto	114	(8)
1982–1984	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)
1984–1985	→ Varzim (loan)	22	(0)
1985–1986	→ Académica (loan)	25	(2)
1996–1997	Felgueiras	4	(0)
Total		165	(10)
Managerial career
1999–2000	Porto B
2000–2006	Porto B (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa (born 26 November 1962 in Porto), known as Bandeirinha, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender, on the right or left side of the pitch.

Football career

During his career he played mainly for FC Porto, never being more than a reserve player during his 15-year spell – which also included loans to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Varzim S.C. and Académica de Coimbra – as he was barred by for instance legendary João Domingos Pinto (who appeared in more than 600 official matches for the club) in the right-back position.

In 1996, already aged 33, he moved to F.C. Felgueiras in the second division, where he finished his career after one year. Bandeirinha was never capped for Portugal, but was a last-minute addition for the squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, after S.L. Benfica's António Veloso was suspended due to a doping test, later proven to be fake.

From 1999 to 2006 Bandeirinha worked as a coach with his main club's reserve team, but almost exclusively as an assistant.

Honours

• European Cup: 1986–87
• UEFA Super Cup: 1987
• Intercontinental Cup: 1987
• Primeira Liga: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96
• Taça de Portugal: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996

External links

• Fernando Bandeirinha at footballzz.co.uk
• Fernando Bandeirinha profile at ForaDeJogo