Role Footballer Height 1.75 m | Playing position Position Defender Name Humberto Fernandes | |
Full name Humberto da Silva Fernandes Date of birth (1938-10-05)5 October 1938 Date of death 8 February 2009(2009-02-08) (aged 70) Died February 8, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal |
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Humberto da Silva Fernandes (born 5 October 1938 - died 8 February 2009) was a former Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a centre-back ,
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Over the course of 9 seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 58 games, all at Benfica, winning 11 major titles.
Club career
Born in Penha de França, Lisbon, Fernandes is a youth product of Benfica, serving the club for seventeen seasons. He spent the entirety of his career serving as back-up to Alfredo, Fernando Cruz, Raúl Machado, Jacinto Santos and Germano, appearing only sporadically through the course of 12 years, playing most of the time in the reserves.
In 1970, he left Benfica, having spells at Estrela de Portalegre and Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo, retiring in 1974, at age 36.
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