Fernando Lúcio da Costa, better known as Fernandão (18 March 1978 – 7 June 2014), was a Brazilian professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Having started his career at

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of Goiânia, Fernandão had a four-year spell in France, initially moving to

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for R$1.4 million, before returning to Brazil to play for Internacional. He helped the club finish as runners-up in the 2005 season of the

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. In the same year, he had his first cap against

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and made an assist for forward

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to nearly score a goal - the ball hit the post. 2006 was arguably Fernandão's best year. He led

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to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time ever. Fernandão was a joint top scorer of the competition and was voted man of the Match in the final against

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, match in which he scored one goal and made one assist. After the win, he extended his contract with Sport Club Internacional and skippered the club to win the

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in December. In May 2010 the same Brazilian club São Paulo FC announced the signing of striker Fernandão of Goiás for an undisclosed fee. In May 2011 the two sides agreed to terminate the playing contract between them in a friendly manner.

As coach

On 20 July 2012, Internacional, after the

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of Dorival Júnior, announced Fernandão as their new coach. On 20 November, however, Fernandão was dismissed by the club's directory.

Death

On 7 June 2014, Fernandão, at the age of 36, died in a helicopter crash. The

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where he was with four more people crashed by around 1 a.m. in Aruanã,

, Brazil. All occupants were found dead. His wake was at the training center of Fernandão's first team Goiás, before a burial in Goiânia. In

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, the city where he had the most success as part of Internacional, the club proceeded to homage Fernandão by unveiling a statue of his outside of Beira-Rio later that year, while in 2015 one of the streets outside the stadium received his name.

Honours

Club

* Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001 * Campeonato Goiano: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 e 2000 * Campeonato Gaúcho:

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* Dubai Cup:

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

* Bola de Prata: 2006

References

External links

Fernandão – official website
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