Fernando Rech

Fernando

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Rech
Date of birth	(1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Juventude	2	(0)
1995	Olaria	?	(?)
1995	Guarani Venâcio Aires	?	(?)
1996	Juventude	19	(7)
1997	Palmeiras	1	(0)
1997	Yokohama Flügels	14	(5)
1998	Internacional	?	(?)
1999	Juventude	?	(?)
2000–2003	Brisbane Strikers	68	(28)
2003–2004	Parramatta Power	21	(9)
2004–2005	Esportivo	?	(?)
2005–2007	Adelaide United	44	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Rech (born March 13, 1974, in Caxias do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer. He played either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.^[1]

Life and career

He has retired from football, his last club being Adelaide United in the Australian Hyundai A-League. He is known as Fernando, which was the name he wore on the back of his shirt at Adelaide United (he had previously worn Rech on his shirt in Australia).^[2]

In season 2001/02, while playing for the Brisbane Strikers in the now defunct National Soccer League, he won the Johnny Warren Medal for player of the year.^[3]

Club statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1995	Juventude	Série A	2	0
1996			19	7
1997	Palmeiras	Série A	1	0
Japan			League
1997	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	14	5
Brazil			League
1998	Internacional	Série A	0	0
1999	Juventude	Série A	8	0
2000	Etti Jundiai	Série A	0	0
Australia			League
2000/01	Brisbane Strikers	National Soccer League	22	9
2001/02			26	10
2002/03			20	9
2003/04	Parramatta Power	National Soccer League	21	9
Brazil			League
2005	Esportivo Bento Gonçalves		0	0
Australia			League
2005/06	Adelaide United	A-League	18	7
2006/07			17	6
Country	Brazil		30	12
	Japan		14	5
	Australia		124	50
Total			168	67

References

1. Young, Richie (20 March 2007). "In my own words - Fernando Rech". FourFourTwo Australia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
2. "Australian Player Database - R". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
3. "Player Of The Year Awards". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

External links

• Fernando Rech at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

Preceded by Scott Chipperfield

Johnny Warren Medallist 2001/02

Succeeded by Damian Mori