} Jean-Claude Fernandes (born 8 November 1972) is a French professional

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manager, executive, and former player. As of August 2022, he is the

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club

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Playing career

Paris Saint-Germain

At the age of 14, Fernandes joined

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(PSG). He turned down moves to

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, and

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in order to stay closer to his parents, and because he was a supporter of PSG. On 11 August 1993, Fernandes made his first and only appearance for PSG in a 1–0 win against

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. PSG won the Division 1 in 1993–94, therefore Fernandes had the title attributed to him in his career honours, despite not playing an full match the entire season. During the 1995–96 season, Fernandes went on loan to Nancy in the Division 2. He played frequently in his first season under manager

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, and stayed at the club the following year. In the beginning of the 1995–96 season, Fernandes injured his knee. He was back at playing football after four months on the sidelines, but only made a total of 13 appearances that campaign before leaving the club.

Châteauroux

After leaving Nancy, Fernandes went back to Paris Saint-Germain, only to sign for

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one weekend before the closing of the

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. In his first season with the club, he played a total of 24 matches across all competitions as Châteauroux won the Division 2. Châteauroux played in the Division 1 in the 1997–98 season, but were relegated. Fernandes did not play a single match due to injury; he had surgery three times on his knee. After failed transfers to Sedan and

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due to injury, Fernandes decided to end his professional career.

Sainte-Geneviève

In December 1998, Fernandes joined amateur club

, where his brother was playing. He became

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for the club in June 2002, and retired from football two years later.

Post-playing career

In 2004, Fernandes stopped playing football altogether. He took the full job of

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at Sainte-Geneviève after being player-manager for the previous two seasons. In 2007, Fernandes left his position as head coach to become the coordinator of the club. Fernandes stayed in this role for a year before becoming

of Sainte-Geneviève Sports in 2008. He works with former Paris Saint-Germain teammate

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, who is the manager at the club. Back in 2007, while being the coordinator of Sainte-Geneviève Sports, Fernandes worked in parallel for the city of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. He was responsible for services of transport, and had twenty persons working under his responsibility.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19 *

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: 1990–91 Paris Saint-Germain * Division 1: 1993–94 Châteauroux * Division 2: 1996–97

References

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