Fernando Brassard

Fernando Brassard

Personal information
Full name	Fernando José Alves Brassard
Date of birth	(1972-04-11) 11 April 1972
Place of birth	Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1990	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Louletano	0	(0)
1991–1992	Marítimo	6	(0)
1992–1993	Gil Vicente	33	(0)
1993–1994	Vitória Guimarães	19	(0)
1994–1995	Gil Vicente	18	(0)
1995–1997	Benfica	2	(0)
1997–1998	Varzim	34	(0)
1998–2001	Vitória Setúbal	26	(0)
Total		138	(0)
International career
1991	Portugal U20	9	(0)
1992–1994	Portugal U21	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando José Alves Brassard (born 11 April 1972) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, Brassard emerged through S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements, making his professional debuts with lowly Louletano DC. In the following years he played with C.S. Marítimo, Gil Vicente FC (two spells) and Vitória de Guimarães.

In the 1995 summer Brassard returned to Benfica for two unassuming seasons, as he had to settle with battling for backup status behind Belgian Michel Preud'homme. He then played one year with Varzim SC – starting but seeing his club be relegated from the first division – closing out his Vitória de Setúbal at only 29, being again second-choice during three years.

Brassard was in the squad for both of Portugal winning teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in 1989 and 1991, being part of the dubbed Golden Generation. Alongside João Vieira Pinto he was the only player in the world to win the tournament twice, although he did not play one second in the former edition.

In 2003, shortly after his professional retirement, Brassard joined the senior national team's coaching staff, working with the goalkeepers for several years.

Honours

Club

Benfica

• Taça de Portugal: 1995–96

Country

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1989, 1991

External links

• Fernando Brassard at footballzz.co.uk
• Fernando Brassard profile at ForaDeJogo
• Fernando Brassard – FIFA competition record