Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha Barbosa (born 26 November 1962 in Porto), known as Bandeirinha, is a Portuguese retired

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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

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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

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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 *

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: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92,

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, 1994–95, 1995–96 * Taça de Portugal: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

: 1986–87 *

European Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bandeirinha, Fernando 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