Vargas Fernandes
FullnameEduardo Moreira Fernandes
Birth date21 August 1977 (age 49)
Birth placePraia, Cape Verde
Height1.75 m
PositionMidfielder
Years 11997–2000
Clubs 1Sporting Clube da Praia
Years 22000
Clubs 2Gil Vicente
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32001–2002
Clubs 3Lusitânia
Caps 321
Goals 31
Years 42002–2003
Clubs 4Avanca
Years 52003–2004
Clubs 5Fazendense
Years 62004–2005
Clubs 6Alverca
Caps 632
Goals 62
Years 72005
Clubs 7PP-70
Caps 77
Goals 72
Years 82006
Clubs 8Moreirense
Caps 816
Goals 82
Years 92006–2007
Clubs 9Portimonense
Caps 923
Goals 91
Years 102007–2008
Clubs 10Gondomar
Caps 108
Goals 100
Years 112008–2009
Clubs 11Oliveirense
Caps 1126
Goals 110
Years 122009–2010
Clubs 12Standard Sumgayit
Caps 128
Goals 120
Years 132010–2015
Clubs 13Sporting Clube da Praia
Nationalyears 12007
Nationalteam 1Cape Verde
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 10

Eduardo Moreira Fernandes (born August 21, 1977), better known as Vargas Fernandes is a Capeverdean footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

His first club was Sporting Clube da Praia in his native country, he would lead to win the 1998 regionals. In 2000, he played in Portugal, starting in Gil Vicente in the Portuguese SuperLiga. He played as a midfielder there with different clubs, in the 2004-05 season, he played with FC Alverca which was in the lower Liga de Honra (Honour League). With the club, Vargas Fernandes reached in the second tier Segunda Liga, but released him due to financial problems. He was one of the first Capeverdeans to play with a Finnish club up north in Tampere and played with Tampereen Peli-Pojat-70 which was in the Second Division, he scored two goals, a season later he spend the next four seasons in Portugal, after his return, he played in Moreirense, Portimonense, Gondomar and Olvieirense, of the goals he scored, he only scored a goal with Portimonense, each in the Segunda Liga. In 2009, he became the first Capeverdean to play with an Azeri club, Standard Sumgayit, early in the season, Valdas Ivanauskas was coach. After the end of the season, the club was eleventh and was relegated into the national Second Division, he scored not a single goal there. Vargas returned to his home country to play with Sporting Clube da Praia in 2010 for the next five seasons, he would become one of the oldest players in the club that played. During that time, his achievement was the 2012 national championships, the club's ninth and recent title. His next two successes were regional titles won in 2013 and 2014.

Career statistics

International

Cape Verde national team
YearAppsGoals
200730
Total30

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 September 2007[2]

References

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