SOCCER PLAYER

Fernando Meira

1978 - Today

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Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du ˈmɐjɾɐ]; born 5 June 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender. In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica. After a lengthy spell in Germany with VfB Stuttgart, he went on to appear for teams in Turkey, Russia and Spain. A strong and skillful defender, Meira played 54 times for the Portugal national team, being part of the squads at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Meira is the 4,404th most popular soccer player (down from 3,684th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 365th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fernando Meira ranks 4,404 out of 21,273. Before him are Takamasa Watanabe, Johnny Ekström, Mario Chaldú, Wolfgang Fahrian, Luiz Bombonato Goulart, and Árpád Orbán. After him are Walter Casagrande, Leopold Neumer, Gareth Barry, Hugo de León, Guillermo Arellano, and Bernard Bosquier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Fernando Meira ranks 172. Before him are Kerri Walsh Jennings, Papa Bouba Diop, Paul Anderson, Bill Hader, Owain Yeoman, and Céline Sciamma. After him are Judith Barsi, Tanishaa Mukerji, Shinya Hoshido, Jesper Christiansen, Mirka Federer, and Christian Coulson.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernando Meira ranks 398 out of 633. Before him are Jorge de Sena (1919), Henrique da Silveira (1901), António Oliveira (1952), Nélson Semedo (1993), Nuno Mendes (2002), and Herberto Hélder (1930). After him are Bebé (1990), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), Francisco Conceição (2002), Domingos Paciência (1969), Carlos Mendes (1947), and Custódio Pinto (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Fernando Meira ranks 81. Before him are Quim (1975), Jorge Andrade (1978), João Pereira (1984), António Oliveira (1952), Nélson Semedo (1993), and Nuno Mendes (2002). After him are Bebé (1990), Francisco Conceição (2002), Domingos Paciência (1969), Custódio Pinto (1942), Manuel Fernandes (1986), and Miguel Monteiro (1980).

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