Fernandão facts for kids
Fernando Lúcio da Costa (born March 18, 1978 – died June 7, 2014), known by his nickname Fernandão, was a talented Brazilian football player. He played as a striker, which means he was a forward player whose main job was to score goals. His professional career lasted from 1996 until 2011. Fernandão was born in Goiânia, a city in Brazil.
Football Career
Fernandão started his football journey playing for a team called Goiás. After playing in Brazil, he moved to France to join Olympique de Marseille. While he was with Marseille, he also played for Toulouse for a short time.
Return to Brazil
He later came back to Brazil and played for Internacional from 2004 to 2008. This was a very important part of his career. After that, he played in Qatar for a team called Al-Gharafa. In 2009, he returned to his first club, Goiás, for one more season. His final season as a player was with São Paulo in 2010 and 2011.
National Team and Coaching
Fernandão also had the honor of playing for the Brazilian national team in one match in 2005. After he stopped playing, he tried coaching. For about four months in 2012, he coached Internacional, the club where he had a lot of success as a player.
Later Life and Legacy
Sadly, Fernandão was one of five people who passed away in a helicopter crash on June 7, 2014. The accident happened in Aruanã, a town in Goiás, Brazil. He was 36 years old when he died, just a week before the 2014 FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil. He is remembered by his wife, Fernanda Costa, and their two twin sons, Eloa and Enzo.
See also
In Spanish: Fernandão para niños
