Hernâni Madruga Neves (born 2 November 1963), known simply as Hernâni, is a retired Portuguese

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and

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player. In the former, he played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 84 games and two goals over the course of ten seasons, representing in the competition

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and Benfica.

Football career

Hernâni was born in

Mourão Mourão () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663, in an area of 278.63 km2. Geography The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to ...

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, and began his professional career with

. In a career greatly hampered by injuries he only played one solid season as a professional, 1987–88, appearing in 23 out of 38 matches to help the club finish in eighth position and attracting the attention of

and

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runner-up

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, which signed him in the subsequent off-season. On 4 December 1988, Hernâni scored a rare goal, netting for Benfica in a 2–0 home win against former side Setúbal. A fortnight later, after a 2–0 home success against Lisbon neighbours

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, he tested positive for

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, and received a three-month ban. He was a first-team regular in the latter part of the 1989–90 campaign, and played the whole of the 1990 European Cup Final, lost 1–0 to

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; he remained with the club for a further four years, but made only six appearances combined. After a return to Setúbal, where he played 14 games in two seasons, and a spell in the Segunda Liga with

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where he reunited with former Vitória teammate

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, Hernâni retired from the game in June 1997 at age 33. He also earned two

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, his debut coming on 5 December 1987 in a 0–3 defeat to

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in the

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qualifiers.

Beach soccer

One year after retiring, Hernâni started appearing for the Portugal beach soccer team, being one of their leading figures for one full decade and winning a total of 14 titles, as well as many other top-three finishes. From 2006 to 2009, he also played at club level, with Italian side Cavalieri del Mare di Viareggio.

Football statistics

Honours

Football

: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94 *

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: 1992–93; Runner-up 1988–89 *

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: Runner-up 1993 *

: Runner-up 1989–90

Beach soccer

Club

*Italian Supercup: 2008

Country

* Mundialito: 2003, 2008; Runner-up 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

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: 2001; Runner-up 1999, 2002, 2005; Third-place 2003, 2004, 2008 * Euro League: 2002, 2007, 2008; Runner-up 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006; Third-place 1999, 2003 * Euro League Portuguese Event: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 * Euro League French Event: 2004, 2005 * Euro League Spanish Event: 2005; Runner-up 2006; Third-place 2007 * Euro League Italian Event: Runner-up 2005, 2007; Third-place 2006 * Copa Latina: 2000; Runner-up 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003; Third-place 2005 * Pro Tour: Runner-up 2001

Individual

: MVP 2001 * Mundialito: MVP 2004

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernani Neves 1963 births Living people Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória F.C. players S.C. Farense players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Beja players Portugal international footballers Portuguese sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in association football Portuguese beach soccer players Sportspeople from Évora District

Football career

Beach soccer

Football statistics

Honours

Football

Beach soccer

Club

Country

Individual

See also

References

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