Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa (born 26 November 1962 in
Porto), known as Bandeirinha, is a Portuguese retired
footballer
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who played as a
right back or a
defensive midfielder throughout his career.
Football career
During his career, Bandeirinha played mainly for
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...
, never being more than a reserve player during his 15-year spell – which also included loans to
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...
,
Varzim S.C.
Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...
and
Académica de Coimbra – as he was barred by for instance legendary
João Domingos Pinto
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Kings
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(who appeared in more than 580 official matches for the club) in the right back position.
In 1996, already aged 33, he moved to
F.C. Felgueiras
Futebol Clube de Felgueiras was a Portuguese football club from Felgueiras. The club was founded on 16 August 1936 and ended in 2005 due to financial problems. The club played at the Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos which was their home since the c ...
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
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, after
S.L. Benfica's
António Veloso
António Augusto da Silva Veloso (born 31 January 1957) is a Portuguese former footballer who played most of his professional career with Benfica. A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he played fo ...
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
Porto
*
Primeira Divisão
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
:
1987–88,
1989–90,
1991–92,
1992–93
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,
1994–95,
1995–96
*
Taça de Portugal:
1987–88,
1990–91,
1993–94
*
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:
1991
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,
1994
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European Cup
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:
1986–87
*
European Super Cup
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:
1987
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References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Footballers from Porto
Portuguese footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
FC Porto players
F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
Varzim S.C. players
Académica de Coimbra (football) players
F.C. Felgueiras players
Portugal youth international footballers
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Portuguese football managers
FC Porto B managers