Mário Fernandes
Brazilian-born Russian footballer (born 1990)
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- Mário Figueira Fernandes (Russian: Марио Фигейра Фернандес , pronounced [ˈmarʲɪo fʲɪˈɡʲejrə fʲɪrˈnandɨs] ; born 19 September 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
- Club career Grêmio Fernandes joined Grêmio in March 2009, signing until 2014.
- He was found some days later in São Paulo state, after having withdrawn cash in Londrina, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis.
- Fernandes established himself as Grêmio's first-choice right back.
- During the 2013–14 campaign he suffered a knee injury ruling him out for the first four months of the season.
Mário Figueira Fernandes (Russian: Марио Фигейра Фернандес, pronounced [ˈmarʲɪo fʲɪˈɡʲejrə fʲɪrˈnandɨs]; born 19 September 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Fernandes was born in Brazil, but is a naturalised citizen of Russia and has played for both the Brazilian and Russian national teams.
Club career
Grêmio
Fernandes joined Grêmio in March 2009, signing until 2014. A few days later, he disappeared, and Brazilian police were called in to search for him. He was found some days later in São Paulo state, after having withdrawn cash in Londrina, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis. Fernandes made his debut for the club against Sport on 28 June 2009. Fernandes established himself as Grêmio's first-choice right back.
CSKA Moscow
On 25 April 2012, the Grêmio president announced that a 15 million euro deal had been agreed with CSKA Moscow and Fernandes was set to join them pending a medical examination, with CSKA announcing the arrival on 4 May 2012.
During the 2013–14 campaign he suffered a knee injury ruling him out for the first four months of the season.
In 2015, he was a key player in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round – CSKA Moscow won the second leg against Sparta Prague 3–2. Fernandes played 90 minutes, after 64 minutes (2:2) and after a run of the mill challenge Fernandes made a simulated dive, referee Paolo Mazzoleni showed Marek Matějovský the red card. Russian daily Kommersant wrote it was "An important theatre piece". Czech newspapers claimed the play was certainly not card worthy and Fernandes lacked fair play.
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