Fernando Couto

Portuguese footballer

Fernando Couto (born 2 August 1969) is a former Portuguese football player. He has played for Portugal national team.

Fernando Couto
Couto in 2011
Personal information
Full name Fernando Manuel Silva Couto
Date of birth (1969-08-02) 2 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1980–1985 Espinho
1985–1986 Lourosa
1986–1988 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Porto 1 (0)
1988–1989 Famalicão 17 (1)
1989–1990 Académica 23 (2)
1990–1994 Porto 106 (19)
1994–1996 Parma 39 (4)
1996–1998 Barcelona 44 (0)
1998–2005 Lazio 145 (9)
2005–2008 Parma 63 (1)
Total 438 (36)
National team
1989 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1989–1990 Portugal U21 7 (1)
1990–2004 Portugal 110 (8)
Teams managed
2012–2014 Braga (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1989 Saudi Arabia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Sources:[1][2][3]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 1987–88 Primeira Divisão 1 0 0 0 1 0
Famalicão 1988–89
Académica 1989–90 Segunda Divisão 23 2 1 0 24 2
Porto 1990–91 Primeira Divisão 24 3 6 0 4 0 0 0 34 3
1991–92 32 2 5 0 4 0 3 0 44 2
1992–93 26 4 3 0 7 2 2 0 38 6
1993–94 23 1 5 0 9 0 2 0 39 1
Total 105 10 19 0 24 2 7 0 155 12
Parma 1994–95 Serie A 27 4 9 2 8 1 44 7
1995–96 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15 0
Total 39 4 9 2 10 1 1 0 59 7
Barcelona 1996–97 La Liga 26 0 5 1 4 1 0 0 35 2
1997–98 18 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 25 0
Total 44 0 7 1 9 1 0 0 60 2
Lazio 1998–99 Serie A 22 2 5 0 8 0 1 0 36 2
1999–00 14 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 26 0
2000–01 18 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 30 0
2001–02 29 1 2 0 4 0 35 1
2002–03 15 0 4 0 12 1 31 1
2003–04 23 3 4 1 4 0 41 3
2004–05 24 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 28 3
Total 145 9 24 1 46 1 2 0 217 11
Parma 2005–06 Serie A 23 0 1 0 24 0
2006–07 23 1 1 0 2 0 26 1
2007–08 17 0 1 0 18 0
Total 63 1 3 0 2 0 68 1
Career total 420 26 62 4 91 5 10 0 583 35

International

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Source:[4]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
1990 1 0
1991 5 0
1992 6 0
1993 8 1
1994 2 1
1995 7 0
1996 11 3
1997 6 0
1998 5 1
1999 7 0
2000 14 0
2001 6 0
2002 11 0
2003 12 1
2004 7 1
Total 110 8

International goals

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Source:[4]
List of international goals scored by Fernando Couto
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 February 1993 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal   Italy 1–2 1–3 1994 World Cup qualification
2 18 December 1994 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal   Liechtenstein 5–0 8–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
3 24 January 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   France 0–1 3–2 Friendly
4 14 June 1996 City Ground, Nottingham, England   Turkey 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1996
5 9 November 1996 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal   Ukraine 1–0 1–0 1998 World Cup qualification
6 18 November 1998 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal   Israel 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7 10 June 2003 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal   Bolivia 2–0 4–0 Friendly
8 5 June 2004 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal   Lithuania 1–0 4–1 Friendly

Honours

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Porto

Parma

Barcelona

Lazio

Portugal U20

Portugal

Orders

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References

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  1. Fernando Couto at ForaDeJogo  
  2. "Fernando Couto". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Fernando Manuel Silva Couto" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Fernando Couto". European Football. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. Mocciaro, Gaetano (17 May 2018). "17 maggio 1995, il Parma vince la Coppa UEFA battendo in finale la Juve" [17 May 1995, Parma win UEFA Cup beating Juve in the final] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 years ago: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. Fernandes, Nuno (11 June 2019). "15 anos depois do Euro2004 Ronaldo continua em grande. E os outros 22 onde param?" [15 years after Euro2004 Ronaldo is still at the top. And what of the other 22?]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2020.