Playing position Role Footballer 1983–1990 Benfica Height 1.74 m | Years Team Position Goalkeeper Name Fernando Brassard | |
Full name Fernando Jose Alves Brassard Date of birth (1972-04-11) 11 April 1972 (age 43) Place of birth Lourenco Marques, Mozambique | ||
Fernando brassard
Fernando José Alves Brassard (born 11 April 1972) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Football career
Born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, Brassard emerged through S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements, making his professional debuts with lowly Louletano DC. In the following years he played with C.S. Marítimo, Gil Vicente FC (two spells) and Vitória de Guimarães.
In the 1995 summer, Brassard returned to Benfica for two unassuming seasons, as he had to settle with battling for backup status behind Belgian Michel Preud'homme. He then played one year with Varzim SC – starting but seeing his club be relegated from the Primeira Liga – closing out his Vitória de Setúbal at only 29, being again second-choice during three years.
Brassard was in the squad for both of Portugal winning teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in 1989 and 1991, being part of the dubbed Golden Generation. Alongside teammate João Vieira Pinto and Argentinian Sergio Agüero (who won in 2005 and 2007), he was the only player in the world to win the tournament twice, although he did not play one second in the first edition.
In 2003, shortly after his professional retirement, Brassard joined the senior national team's coaching staff, working with the goalkeepers for several years.