Vitinha
 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) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| 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– | Ludogorets | 42 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ludogorets II | 10 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:53, 18 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Vítor Tiago de Freitas Fernandes (born 11 February 1986), commonly known as Vitinha, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Bulgarian club PFC Ludogorets Razgrad as a left back.
He spent his entire professional career in Romania and Bulgaria, mainly at the service of Ludogorets in the latter case.
Club career
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 44 combined games.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
Vitinha was second-choice left-back as the Eagles won five consecutive national championships starting in 2012, playing understudy mainly to veteran Yordan Minev.[5] 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.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 20 September 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torcatense | 2005–06[7] | Portuguese Second Division | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Maria Fonte | 2006–07[7] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2006–07[7] | Liga I | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08[7] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Otopeni (loan) | 2007–08[7] | Liga II | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09[7] | Liga I | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Unirea Alba (loan) | 2009–10[7] | Liga I | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Otopeni (loan) | 2010–11[7] | Liga II | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Concordia | 2011–12[8] | Liga I | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Ludogorets | 2011–12[8] | A Group | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[8] | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[8] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[8] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[8] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 4 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Ludogorets
- First Professional Football League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2012, 2014
References
- ↑ "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 gets 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 has 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.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Vitinha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Vitinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
- Vitinha at thefinalball.com
- Vitinha profile at ForaDeJogo
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats