Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos (born 18 February 1974), known as Kenedy, is a Portuguese retired

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. A

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or defender, he played on the left side of the pitch. He appeared in 198

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matches over 11 seasons (13 goals), mainly in representation of Benfica and

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. He also competed professionally in France, Spain, Cyprus and Greece. In 2015, Kenedy began working as a manager.

Club career

Kenedy was born in Bissau,

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. During his extensive career, he represented in his country S.L. Benfica – making his

debut at only 19 – FC Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora,

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, S.C. Braga (January to December 2004) and Académica de Coimbra. In 1996, Kenedy had his first abroad stint, with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in

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, starting regularly for the

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club as it finished second in

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. Subsequently, he represented Albacete Balompié – only three matches for the Spanish

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side – APOEL FC, Ergotelis FC,

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and Peramaikos FC. In

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, Kenedy managed to appear in all three major levels of football. Overall, he played professional football in five countries. On 17 March 2015, Kenedy was handed his first managerial post at C.D. Pinhalnovense, eventually helping avoid relegation from the third division. He was hired by second level strugglers Leixões S.C. on 2 November 2016, taking the team to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal where they were eliminated by his former club Benfica after a 2–6 away loss. He resigned in August 2017, after only three games of the new season.

International career

Kenedy represented

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at the

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, helping the nation finish fourth in

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, Georgia. He was surprisingly called up to the

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squad while still uncapped on the senior level, after injuries ruled

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and

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out of António Oliveira's selection. However, he was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament after testing positive for the banned

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that was in his slimming pills, and was replaced by Hugo Viana.

Personal life

Kenedy was named after

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president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Benfica *

: 1993–94 * Taça de Portugal: 1992–93, 1995–96 Porto *

: 1997–98 * Taça de Portugal: 1997–98 APOEL *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club tea ...

: 2005–06

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenedy, Daniel 1974 births Living people Footballers from Bissau Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Portuguese footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers FC Porto players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players C.S. Marítimo players S.C. Braga players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Ligue 1 players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Segunda División players Albacete Balompié players Cypriot First Division players APOEL FC players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Ergotelis F.C. players Athens Kallithea F.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Portugal Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Doping cases in association football Portuguese sportspeople in doping cases Portuguese football managers Liga Portugal 2 managers C.D. Pinhalnovense managers S.R. Almancilense managers Leixões S.C. managers