Micky Fernandes (born 20 August 1983) is an Indian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Fernandes started his professional career with

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of the

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in 2003 and stayed at the club till 2007. From Salgaocar, Fernandes joined

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa (simply known as Sporting Goa and abbreviated as SCG) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league s ...

where he stayed till 2009. From there, he joined

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, ...

, where he stayed for one season before joining

Dempo S.C. Dempo Sports Club is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the Goa Professional League. Dempo is owned and sponsored b ...

in 2010 on a two-year contract.

Mumbai

After spending two years at Dempo, during which Fernandes was used as a player in the

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and in three

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matches in

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, he signed for

Mumbai F.C. Mumbai Football Club was an Indian professional association football, football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club predominantly competed in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Mumbai also participated in Mumbai ...

of the

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on 7 June 2012.

Air India

Fernandes made his debut for

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on 20 September 2012 during a Federation Cup match against

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at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in

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, starting the match. Air India lost the match 0–1.

Churchill Brothers

Fernandes made his debut for Churchill Brothers in the

on 21 September 2013 against

at the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 65th minute. Churchill Brothers lost the match 1–0.

International career

Fernandes has played one game for the

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in 2006.

Coaching career

Vasco

Fernandes was appointed head coach of

Vasco S.C. Clube de Desportos Vasco da Gama (simply known as both Vasco Sports Club, and Vasco SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco da Gama, Goa, part of the same named multi-sports club. Incorporated in 1951, the club is nickname ...

on 2 August 2018.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Micky 1983 births Living people Footballers from Goa I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Sporting CG players Salgaocar FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Dempo SC players Air India FC players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Men's association football midfielders Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers