Humberto Fernandes

Portuguese footballer

Humberto Fernandes
Personal information
Full name	Humberto da Silva Fernandes
Date of birth	(1940-06-14)14 June 1940
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death	8 February 2009(2009-02-08) (aged 68)
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1953–1958	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1970	Benfica	58	(0)
1970–1971	Estrela de Portalegre
1971–1973	Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo
Total		58	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto da Silva Fernandes (14 June 1940 – 8 February 2009) was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a centre-back.

Over the course of 12 seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 58 games, all at Benfica, winning 11 major titles.

Club career

Born in Penha de França, Lisbon, Fernandes is a youth product of Benfica, serving the club for seventeen seasons.^[1] He made his debut on 2 November 1958 in win against Braga.^[2] Playing mostly for the reserves, he spent the entirety of his career serving as back-up to Alfredo, Fernando Cruz, Raúl Machado, Jacinto Santos and Germano, appearing only sporadically through the course of 12 years.^[3]

In 1970 he left Benfica to sign with Estrela de Portalegre,^[4] ending his career at Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo in 1973, at age 33.^[1]

Honours

Benfica^[5]

Primeira Liga: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
Taça de Portugal: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70
European Cup: 1961–62
Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961,^[6] 1962

References

^ ^a ^b "Humberto Fernandes". The Final ball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ "Benfica dispensa jogadores" [Benfica releases players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17021): 27. 11 May 1971. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 715. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.