Fernando Meira

Born on : June 05, 1978 (45 years) at Guimarães

Nationality : Portugal

Height : 1m92

Weight : 81 kg

Number of international caps : 54 (2 goals)

First cap : vs Netherlands 11/10/2000

First international goal : vs Slovakia 04/06/2005

2010-2011
2008-2009
2007-2008

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Main position
Right central defender	48%
Central defender	75%
Left central defender	25%

Identities

Fernando Meira

Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira

Meira's career statisticsLast updated on 18/04/2024 at 20:08

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Nat. cups

International

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2011/2012

Real Zaragoza

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Saragosse	Liga BBVA	12		1			22	3	1003	6	100%		60%	4		17%	25%	58%

2011/2012

Zenit

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Zenit	(C3) Europa League	4	5	1	262	5	75%	1	100%	2	50%	0%	50%
Zenit	Russian Cup	1	2		90	5	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Zenit	Russian Super Cup	1		1	90	5	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Zenit	Premier League	1			1	5	0%	1	5%		0%	100%	0%
Zenit	Russian Cup	1	2		90	5	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%

2010

Zenit

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Zenit	Russian Cup	2		2	210	5	100%		67%			50%	50%	0%
Zenit	Premier League	11	4	6	658	5	64%	4	37%	2	1	55%	45%	0%
Zenit	Russian Cup	1	1		90	5	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%
Zenit	Champions League	3	2	2	258	5	100%		75%			33%	33%	33%
Zenit	(C3) Europa League	2	3		180	5	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%

2009

Zenit

1980

2370

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Zenit	Premier League	22	1	3	1980	22	9	1980	0	100%	73%	7	50%	27%	23%
Zenit	Russian Cup	2				1	1	210	5	100%	100%		100%	0%	0%
Zenit	(C3) Europa League	2				5		180	0	100%	100%	1	0%	50%	50%

2008/2009

Galatasaray

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Galatasaray	Champions League	2	3		180	100%		100%		0%	50%	50%
Galatasaray	TFF Süper Kupa	1	1		90	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Galatasaray	Turkcell Süper Lig	21	26	7	1845	100%		91%	6	62%	14%	24%
Galatasaray	(C3) UEFA Cup	8	8	4	720	100%		100%	2	75%	13%	13%
Galatasaray	Türkiye Kupasi	6	4	1	525	100%		100%		50%	50%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	1		1	14	0%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1		1	90	100%		25%		0%	100%	0%

2007/2008

Stuttgart

783

1316

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Stuttgart	Ligapokal	1			2		90	100%		100%	1		0%	0%	100%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	3			5		295	100%		75%	1	1	67%	33%	0%
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	28	3	783	38	8	2348	96%	1	82%	3	2	46%	11%	43%
Stuttgart	Champions League	6			15		540	100%		100%	2		17%	0%	83%
Portugal	Euro Qualifying	5			4	2	450	100%		71%			20%	80%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	3			3	1	119	33%	2	100%			33%	0%	67%
Portugal	Euro	3			2	1	106	33%	2	75%	1		67%	0%	33%

2006/2007

Stuttgart

551

717

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	20	3	551	21	8	1653	95%	1	59%	5	65%	10%	25%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	4			4	2	345	75%	1	67%	2	75%	0%	25%
Portugal	Friendlies	2				1	47	50%	1	100%		50%	50%	0%
Portugal	Euro Qualifying	2			1	1	105	50%	1	29%		100%	0%	0%

2005/2006

Stuttgart

1167

5065

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stuttgart	Ligapokal	3					2	1	300	100%		100%	1	33%	33%	33%
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	32					35	10	2848	100%		94%	5	28%	44%	28%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	2					6		210	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
Stuttgart	(C3) UEFA Cup	6					6	2	540	100%		75%	2	50%	0%	50%
Portugal	Friendlies	3	1		225		1	2	225	67%	1	100%		67%	33%	0%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1						1	90	100%		25%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	3		1		1	1	2	192	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	World Cup	7					5	4	660	100%		100%		57%	14%	29%

2004/2005

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Stuttgart	Ligapokal	2				1	1	161	0	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	1					1	90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	16	1	1184		21	5	1184	0	88%	2	47%	1	2	44%	19%	38%
Stuttgart	(C3) UEFA Cup	3	1	295		3	1	295	0	100%		38%	1		33%	33%	33%
Portugal	Friendlies	2						115	0	50%	1	100%			50%	0%	50%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	1	180			2	180	0	100%		25%	1		100%	0%	0%
Portugal Olympic	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1					1	45	0	100%					100%	0%	0%
Portugal Olympic	Olympic Games	3			1	5		253	6	100%					33%	0%	67%

2003/2004

Stuttgart

2841

4004

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Stuttgart	Ligapokal	1				1		90	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	32	1	2841		22	17	2841	100%		94%	4	2	53%	28%	19%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	3				4	2	238	100%		100%	1		67%	0%	33%
Stuttgart	Champions League	8			1	7	3	720	100%		100%	1		50%	13%	38%
Portugal	Friendlies	2				1	1	90	100%		33%			50%	0%	50%
Portugal	Friendlies	1				1		25	0%	1	20%			0%	100%	0%

2002/2003

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Stuttgart	Intertoto Cup	6			2	3	516	6	100%	75%	2	1	67%	0%	33%
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	31	1	2700	37	8	2700	0	100%	91%	5	1	45%	26%	29%
Stuttgart	DFB-Pokal	2			4		180	0	100%	100%	1		50%	0%	50%
Stuttgart	(C3) UEFA Cup	6	1	540	5	3	540	0	100%	75%	3		67%	17%	17%
Portugal	Friendlies	4			4	1	347	0	100%	100%			50%	50%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	5			3	2	423	0	100%	83%	1		40%	40%	20%

2001/2002

Stuttgart

608

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stuttgart	Bundesliga	14	2		608		21	3	1215	0	100%		88%	2		50%	29%	21%

2001/2002

Benfica

675

823

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Benfica	Primeira Liga	15	2	675	16	6	1350	6	100%		94%	2	47%	47%	7%
Benfica	Taça de Portugal	1			1		106	6	0%	1			0%	100%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	2				1	70	0	0%	2	100%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2			1		120	0	50%	1	67%		100%	0%	0%

2000/2001

Benfica

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Benfica	Primeira Liga	31	38	9	2639	6	97%	1	91%	9	42%	26%	32%
Benfica	(C3) UEFA Cup	2	4		180	6	100%		100%		0%	50%	50%
Benfica	Taça de Portugal	4	6	1	390	0	100%		100%	1	50%	25%	25%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1		1	1	0	0%	1	14%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	1	1		27	0	0%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	1	4		90	0	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

1999/2000

Guimarães

1347

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Guimarães	Primeira Liga	30	2		1347		35	7	2694	6	100%		88%	5	1	43%	17%	40%

1998/1999

Felgueiras

1997/1998

Guimarães

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Guimarães	(C3) UEFA Cup	1					2		90	18	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%
Guimarães	Primeira Divisão	8					4	2	256	18	25%	6	24%			50%	13%	38%

1996/1997

1995/1996

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

TFF Süper Kupa	1	2008
Premier League	2	20102012
Russian Cup	1	2010
Super Cup	1	2011
Bundesliga	1	2007
Intertoto Cup	1	2003

Runner-ups

Bundesliga	1	2003
Ligapokal	1	2005
DFB-Pokal	1	2007

Transfers

01/02/12 >	Retired
15/08/11 > 01/02/12	Real Zaragoza
11/03/09 > 15/08/11	Zenit	5.8 M€
23/07/08 > 11/03/09	Galatasaray	4.5 M€
01/01/02 > 23/07/08	Stuttgart	7.5 M€
01/07/00 > 01/01/02	Benfica	4 M€
01/07/98 > 01/07/99	Felgueiras	Loan
01/07/95 > 01/07/00	Guimarães

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Player career by clubLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 16:04

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Benfica	53	2		2333	4665	12		96%51	42%22	25%13
Galatasaray	38				3360	8		100%38	61%23	18%7
Portugal	54	2	1	1793	3586	3		72%39	59%32	17%9
Portugal Olympic	4				298			100%4	50%2	50%2
Saragosse	12		1		1003	4		100%12	17%2	58%7
Stuttgart	230	13		1534	19939	43	9	98%225	47%109	32%73
Guimarães	39	2		1520	3040	5	1	85%33	44%17	41%16
Zenit	53	1	3	4299	4299	12	1	89%47	55%29	17%9

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Dortmund	12	6	1
Hertha	13	4	0
E. Cottbus	7	4	1
Schalke 04	11	2	0
M'gladbach	11	4	0
Wolfsburg	10	8	1
Hamburger SV	10	4	1
FC Nürnberg	9	4	2
Bayer	11	3	0
Bochum	9	5	0
Braga	6	4	0
Munich 1860	5	4	1
Gil Vicente	5	2	2
CSKA Moscow	4	3	0
Amkar Perm	4	2	0
Krylia Sovetov	3	2	0
Guimarães	3	2	0
Bayern	13	4	0
Kaiserslautern	9	5	0
Hansa	9	3	1

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Bayern	13	8	21
Bayer	11	6	18
Schalke 04	11	5	14
FC Nürnberg	9	5	16
Dortmund	12	5	14
Hertha	13	5	16
Werder	10	4	18
Hamburger SV	10	4	12
FC Porto	7	4	11
FC Barcelona	3	3	9
Hansa	9	3	11
Sporting CP	5	3	8
Alverça	5	3	8
Lyon	2	2	6
France	2	2	5
Italy	2	2	4
Rangers	4	2	6
Bochum	9	2	10
Bielefeld	8	2	10
M'gladbach	11	2	12

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2011/2012	Saragosse	17%	58%	12	0%	60%	10	Extremely positive
2011/2012	Zenit	63%	25%	8	58%	11%	19	Very slightly positive
2010	Zenit	58%	5%	19	80%	8%	25	Slightly negative
2009	Zenit	50%	23%	26	50%	20%	10	-
2008/2009	Galatasaray	61%	18%	38	0%	50%	2	-
2007/2008	Stuttgart	42%	47%	38	50%	38%	8	Slightly negative
2006/2007	Stuttgart	67%	25%	24	63%	6%	16	Very slightly positive
2005/2006	Stuttgart	33%	33%	43	50%	0%	4	-
2004/2005	Stuttgart	45%	36%	22	60%	24%	25	Slightly negative
2003/2004	Stuttgart	52%	25%	44	50%	0%	2	-
2002/2003	Stuttgart	51%	29%	45	100%	0%	7	Very negative
2001/2002	Stuttgart	53%	20%	15	0%	100%	2	-
2001/2002	Benfica	44%	6%	16	33%	67%	3	-
2000/2001	Benfica	41%	32%	37	67%	0%	3	-
1999/2000	Guimarães	43%	40%	30	50%	38%	8	Slightly negative
1998/1999	Felgueiras	0%	0%	0	0%	100%	1	-
1997/1998	Guimarães	44%	44%	9	46%	29%	28	Very slightly negative
1996/1997	Guimarães	0%	0%	0	41%	33%	39	-
1995/1996	Guimarães	0%	0%	0	55%	31%	42	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Vitória Guimarães
30/09/1997	C3UEFAC	Lazio - Guimarães	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
05/10/1997	PD	Chaves - Guimarães	1 - 2	First victory
19/09/1999	PL	Guimarães - Gil Vicente	1 - 0	First goal
29/01/2000	PL	Farense - Guimarães	2 - 1	First red card
Benfica
19/08/2000	PL	FC Porto - Benfica	2 - 0	First match with the club, first loss
27/08/2000	PL	Benfica - Beira Mar	4 - 1	First start, first victory
11/08/2001	PL	Varzim - Benfica	2 - 2	First goal
Stuttgart
26/01/2002	B	Stuttgart - Hamburger SV	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
05/02/2002	B	Stuttgart - FC Nürnberg	2 - 3	First loss
23/02/2002	B	Hansa Rostock - Stuttgart	1 - 1	First goal
27/07/2002		Perugia - Stuttgart	2 - 1	First red card
25/02/2004	CL	Stuttgart - Chelsea	0 - 1	First own goal
Galatasaray
13/08/2008	CL	Galatasaray - Steaua	2 - 2	First match with the club, first start
17/08/2008	TFFSK	Galatasaray - Kayserispor	2 - 1	First victory
27/08/2008	CL	Steaua - Galatasaray	1 - 0	First loss
Zenit St.Petersburg
15/03/2009		Spartak Moscow - Zenit	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
22/03/2009		Zenit - Saturn	2 - 1	First victory
05/04/2009		Tom Tomsk - Zenit	0 - 3	First goal
03/05/2009		Rostov - Zenit	2 - 1	First loss
28/11/2010		Zenit - Krylia Sovetov	0 - 0	First red card
Real Zaragoza
28/08/2011		Real Zaragoza - Real Madrid	0 - 6	First match with the club, first start, first loss
18/09/2011		Real Zaragoza - Espanyol	2 - 1	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 16:04

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Süper Lig	Süper Lig	21					1845	100%21		62%13	14%3	24%5
Turkish Cup	Turkish Cup	6					525	100%6		50%3	50%3
TFF Süper Kupa	TFF Süper Kupa	1					90	100%1		100%1
La Liga	La Liga	12			1		1003	100%12		17%2	25%3	58%7
Premier League	Premier League	34	1	2639	3		2639	85%29	1	50%17	35%12	15%5
Russian Cup	Russian Cup	7					690	100%7		86%6	14%1
Super Cup	Super Cup	1					90	100%1		100%1
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	173	11	1344			14789	98%169	7	46%80	25%43	29%50
DFB-Pokal	DFB-Pokal	15					1358	93%14	1	67%10	7%1	27%4
Ligapokal	Ligapokal	7					641	100%7		29%2	14%1	57%4
Primeira Liga	Primeira Liga	84	4	1735			6939	92%77	1	44%37	25%21	31%26
Taça de Portugal	Taça de Portugal	5					496	80%4		40%2	40%2	20%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	30	1	1784	1	1	1784	67%20		57%17	23%7	20%6
World Cup	World Cup	7					660	100%7		57%4	14%1	29%2
Euro	Euro	3					106	33%1		67%2		33%1
Olympic Games	Olympic Games	3				1	253	100%3		33%1		67%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	7	1	481			481	71%5		86%6	14%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	7					555	86%6		43%3	57%4
RO	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1					45	100%1		100%1
Champions League	Champions League	19				1	1698	100%19		32%6	16%3	53%10
Intertoto Cup	Intertoto Cup	6					516	100%6	1	67%4		33%2
Europa League	Europa League	34	2	1494			2987	97%33		53%18	15%5	32%11

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2011/2012	Saragosse	1	20	12	20	2	6	12	15	36
2011/2012	Zenit	1	2	40	20	11	7	2	31	13
2010	Zenit	1	1	68	30	20	8	2	61	21
2009	Zenit	1	3	54	30	15	9	6	48	27
2008/2009	Galatasaray	1	5	43	23	13	4	6	46	29
2007/2008	Stuttgart	1	6	52	34	16	4	14	57	57
2006/2007	Stuttgart	1	1	70	34	21	7	6	61	37
2005/2006	Stuttgart	1	9	43	34	9	16	9	37	39
2004/2005	Stuttgart	1	5	58	34	17	7	10	54	40
2003/2004	Stuttgart	1	4	64	34	18	10	6	52	24
2002/2003	Stuttgart	1	2	59	34	17	8	9	53	39
2001/2002	Stuttgart	1	8	50	34	13	11	10	47	43
2001/2002	Benfica	1	4	28	16	7	7	2	25	17
2000/2001	Benfica	1	6	54	34	15	9	10	54	44
1999/2000	Guimarães	1	7	48	34	14	6	14	48	43
1997/1998	Guimarães	1	3	59	34	17	8	9	42	25
1996/1997	Guimarães	1	5	53	34	15	8	11	51	46
1995/1996	Guimarães	1	5	62	34	19	5	10	55	39

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
January 28, 2012	28/01		Round 21	Real Madrid	3 - 1	Real Zaragoza	Absent
January 22, 2012	22/01		Round 1	Levante	0 - 0	Real Zaragoza	Absent
January 14, 2012	14/01		Round 19	Real Zaragoza	1 - 1	Getafe	Absent
January 07, 2012	07/01		Round 18	Racing	1 - 0	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes
December 21, 2011	21/12	CR	4th Round	Real Zaragoza	0 - 2	Alcorcón	Absent
December 17, 2011	17/12		Round 17	Athletic	2 - 1	Real Zaragoza	Absent
December 13, 2011	13/12	CR	4th Round	Alcorcón	1 - 1	Real Zaragoza	Absent
December 11, 2011	11/12		Round 16	Real Zaragoza	0 - 1	Mallorca	Absent
December 04, 2011	04/12		Round 15	Granada CF	1 - 0	Real Zaragoza	Absent
November 27, 2011	27/11		Round 14	Real Zaragoza	0 - 1	Sevilla FC	45 Minutes
November 19, 2011	19/11		Round 13	FC Barcelona	4 - 0	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes
November 15, 2011	15/11	EQ	Decision Matches	Portugal	6 - 2	Bosnia	Absent
November 11, 2011	11/11	EQ	Decision Matches	Bosnia	0 - 0	Portugal	Absent
November 06, 2011	06/11		Round 12	Real Zaragoza	2 - 2	Sporting	Absent
October 30, 2011	30/10		Round 11	Atlético	3 - 1	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes
October 26, 2011	26/10		Round 10	Real Zaragoza	0 - 1	Valencia CF	90 Minutes
October 23, 2011	23/10		Round 9	Osasuna	3 - 0	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes
October 16, 2011	16/10		Round 8	Real Zaragoza	2 - 0	Real Sociedad	71 Minutes
October 11, 2011	11/10	EQ	Group H	Denmark	2 - 1	Portugal	Absent
October 07, 2011	07/10	EQ	Group H	Portugal	5 - 3	Iceland	Absent
October 01, 2011	01/10		Round 7	Villarreal	2 - 2	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes	1
September 25, 2011	25/09		Round 6	Real Zaragoza	0 - 0	Málaga	90 Minutes
September 22, 2011	22/09		Round 5	Real Betis	4 - 3	Real Zaragoza	Absent
September 18, 2011	18/09		Round 4	Real Zaragoza	2 - 1	Espanyol	77 Minutes
September 11, 2011	11/09		Round 3	Rayo Vallecano	0 - 0	Real Zaragoza	90 Minutes
September 02, 2011	02/09	EQ	Group H	Cyprus	0 - 4	Portugal	Absent
August 28, 2011	28/08		Round 2	Real Zaragoza	0 - 6	Real Madrid	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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