Fernando Alves dos Santos

Fernando

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Alves dos Santos
Date of birth	(1979-03-23) 23 March 1979
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Estrela do Norte
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Tombense
2004–2005	Estrela do Norte
2006	Americano-RJ	2	(0)
2006	Social
2007–2008	Tupi	3	(0)
2009	Democrata
2009	Juazeirense
2009	Villa Nova
2010	Vitória da Conquista
2010	Maranhão
2010–2011	Uberlândia
2011	Oeste-SP	5	(0)
2012	Uberlândia
2012	Aracruz	8	(0)
2012	Minas Futebol
	Estrela do Norte
International career
2007	Equatorial Guinea	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Alves dos Santos (born 23 March 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), also known as Fernando, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender. He's currently signed for Estrela do Norte which will contest the Campeonato Capixaba next year.[1]

Club career

Fernando played for Tombense (2003), Estrela do Norte (2004–05), Social (2006) when the team won the access to the Campeonato Mineiro's First Division, and for Tupi in the winning seasons of the club on 2007 and 2008. He then played for Democrata and Juazeirense.

International career

Fernando was one of the Brazilian-born naturalized Equatoguinean players by the Brazilian Antônio Dumas (Equatorial Guinea's former coach).

Through of his naturalization, he has been international for the Equatoguinean national team on 25 March 2007 in an Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Qualifying match against Rwanda, in Malabo, that his national team won 3-1.
Also he was called for other Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Qualifying match, against Rwanda in Kigali on 2 June 2007.

Honours

Club

Tupi

• Taça Minas Gerais: 2008

External links

• Fernando CBF Database (Portuguese)