Vítor Tiago de Freitas Fernandes (born 11 February 1986), commonly known as Vitinha, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left back for Romanian club Metalurgistul Cugir.
 Vitinha before a game with Ludogorets in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Tiago de Freitas Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | São Torcato, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metalurgistul Cugir | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2001–2002 | → Amigos Urgeses (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Torcatense | 24 | (1) |
| 2006 | Maria Fonte | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | CFR Cluj | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Otopeni (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Unirea Alba Iulia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Otopeni (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Concordia Chiajna | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 42 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Ludogorets II | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Cherno More | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Metalurgistul Cugir | 95 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
He spent his entire professional career in Romania and Bulgaria, mainly at the service of Ludogorets in the latter case.
Club career edit
Born in São Torcato, Guimarães, Vitinha only played lower league football in his homeland. In January 2007 he signed with Romanian club CFR Cluj, and in the ensuing summer he started a series of loans in the latter country, representing in quick succession CS Otopeni (two spells), FC Unirea Alba Iulia and CS Concordia Chiajna; he appeared for all the teams in Liga I, scoring two goals in a combined 44 matches.[2][3][4]
In the 2012 winter transfer window, Vitinha joined PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). He made his competitive debut on 3 March, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home win against PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[5]
Vitinha was second-choice left-back as the Eagles won five consecutive national championships starting in 2012, mainly being understudy to veteran Yordan Minev.[6] His maiden appearance in the UEFA Champions League took place on 6 August 2013, as he played five minutes in a 1–0 away win over FK Partizan for the third qualifying round.[7]
On 16 June 2017, Vitinha signed with PFC Cherno More Varna also in the Bulgarian top division.[8] He made his debut on 11 August in a 1–1 home draw against PFC Slavia Sofia,[9] suffering an achilles tendon rupture in the beginning of the second half and going on to be sidelined for several months.[10]
Vitinha returned to Romania subsequently, where he represented Unirea and CF Metalurgistul Cugir.[11]
Club statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torcatense | 2005–06[14] | Second Division | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Maria Fonte | 2006–07[14] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2006–07[14] | Liga I | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08[14] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Otopeni (loan) | 2007–08[14] | Liga II | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09[14] | Liga I | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Unirea Alba (loan) | 2009–10[14] | Liga I | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Otopeni (loan) | 2010–11[14] | Liga II | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Concordia | 2011–12[15] | Liga I | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Ludogorets | 2011–12[15] | A Group | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[15] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[15] | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[15] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Cherno More | 2017–18[15] | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours edit
Ludogorets[15]
- First Professional Football League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2012, 2014
- CSO Cugir
References edit
- ^ "Състав 2017/2018" [2017/18 squad] (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Liga 1 – Etapa 32: CS Otopeni – Poli Iasi 4–1" [Liga 1 – Round 32: CS Otopeni – Poli Iasi 4–1] (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "FC Braşov a ajuns ciuca bătăilor în Liga I. Chiajna a câştigat cu 2–1 (0–1)" [FC Braşov get beaten by everyone in Liga I. Chiajna won 2–1 (0–1)] (in Romanian). News BV. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "VIDEO: Vitinha, fostul component al Unirii s-a căsătorit la Alba Iulia. Vezi cine e aleasa inimii fotbalistului portughez" [VIDEO: Vitinha, former Unirea member got married in Alba Iulia. See who is the Portuguese footballer's chosen one] (in Romanian). Ziarul Unirea. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Лудогорец срази Берое и дръпна с 3 точки на ЦСКА" [Ludogorets defeated Beroe and have three-point lead over CSKA] (in Bulgarian). Blitz. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Португалски бек остава в "Лудогорец". "Имам договор с клуба до 2016 г.", заяви Витиня" [Portuguese left-back to stay at Ludogorets. "I am under contract with the club until 2016", stated Vitinha] (in Bulgarian). Gol. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Zlatinski sinks Partizan to seal Ludogorets passage". UEFA. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Витиня подписа с Черно море" [Vitinha signed with Cherno More] (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Славия не се даде на Гонзо на "Тича"" (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Черно море започна подготовка за Ботев" [Cherno More started preparations for Botev] (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Metalurgistul Cugir – modificări în efectiv și speranțe într-un retur mai bun | Sâmbătă, primul amical, acasă, cu Sportul Petrești" [Metalurgistul Cugir – squad changes in hopes of a better return | Saturday, first friendly, at home, with Sportul Petrești] (in Romanian). Ziarul Unirea. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Vitinha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Vitinha at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vitinha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vitinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links edit
- Vitinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vitinha at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Vitinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
