Fernando Prass

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Büttenbender and the second or paternal family name is Prass.
Fernando Prass
Personal information
Full name Fernando Büttenbender Prass
Date of birth (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Palmeiras
Number 1
Youth career
Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Grêmio 38 (0)
2000 Francana 24 (0)
2001 Vila Nova 31 (0)
2002–2005 Coritiba 88 (0)
2005–2009 União Leiria 81 (0)
2009–2012 Vasco da Gama 149 (0)
2013– Palmeiras 96 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016.


Fernando Büttenbender Prass (born 9 July 1978 in Porto Alegre[2]) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras as a goalkeeper.

Club career

After starting professionally with local Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Prass joined Associação Atlética Francana in 2000, moving after one season to another modest side, Vila Nova Futebol Clube. In 2002 he signed for Coritiba Foot Ball Club, spending four seasons at the club.

Subsequently, Prass moved abroad and joined Portugal's U.D. Leiria, as compatriot Helton had left to join FC Porto in the Primeira Liga. He made his league debut on 11 September 2005 in a 0–0 home draw against C.S. Marítimo, and retained first-choice status from that moment onwards.

In the 2006–07 season, Prass only missed two league games as Leiria finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, eventually being one of the competition's winners and appearing in the UEFA Cup, being ousted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the first round (4–5 on aggregate). The following campaign, the team dropped down to the second division.

After appearing in 14 matches to help União return to the top flight in 2009, 31-year-old Prass returned to his country and signed for CR Vasco da Gama, playing in the Série B for the first time in 110 years of history. As first-choice, he helped the Rio de Janeiro side finish as champions and promote back, with the best defensive record in the league.

On 10 December 2012, Prass left Vasco and joined Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, freshly relegated to the second level.[3] He helped them return to the top flight at the first attempt.

On 3 April 2016, Prass saved Lucca's penalty in a 1–0 home win over Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, the Alviverde's first win over their rival for nearly 21 years.[4]

International career

On 29 June 2016, aged nearly 38 and having never earned any cap for the full side, Prass was selected by the Brazilian national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics by manager Rogério Micale, as one of three overage players.[5] On 31 July, however, he left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton.[6]

Club statistics

As of 29 June 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental1 State League2 Other3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2003 42000000000420
2004 40080000000480
2005 600000000060
Total 88000000000960
União Leiria 2005–06 900000000090
2006–07 2802000000300
2007–08 3004040000380
2008–09 1404000000180
Total 810100400000950
Vasco Gama 2009 36040------400
2010 38070--180--630
2011 38011080170--740
2012 370--100170--640
Total 1490220180520--2410
Palmeiras 2013 2902060180--550
2014 15010--160--320
2015 360120--180--660
2016 110--60170--340
Total 910140120680--1850
Career total 40904603401200--609-

1Includes UEFA Euro and Copa Libertadores.

2Includes Campeonato Carioca and Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

Club

Grêmio
Vila Nova
Coritiba
União Leiria
Vasco
Palmeiras

Individual

References

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