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Tamer Fernandes

Tamer Fernandes

English professional footballer

Tamer Hasan Fernandes (born 7 December 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Colchester United.

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Club career

Beginning his career under the name Tamer Aouf,[3] Fernandes began his career in the youth system at Brentford and signed his first professional contract at the end of the 1992–93 season.[4] Over the course of the following five seasons he served as backup to Kevin Dearden and made just 17 appearances before agreeing a settlement to his contract and leaving Griffin Park in January 1998.[2][5] He immediately joined Third Division high-flyers Colchester United,[6] but failed to make an appearance during what remained of a 1997–98 season that saw the club win promotion to the Second Division via the playoffs.[7][8] He made a breakthrough into the first team and made 8 appearances during the second half of the 1998–99 season,[9][10] but was released in May 1999 and dropped into non-League football to join Isthmian League Second Division club Hemel Hempstead Town.[4]

International career

Fernandes was capped by England Youth.[11]

Personal life

Fernandes began his career under the name Tamer Aouf, before changing his name to Tamer Fernandes prior to the beginning of the 1993–94 season.[4]

Career statistics

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  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. [1]
    "Tamer Fernandes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. [2]
    Tamer Fernandes at Soccerbase
  3. [3]
    Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. [4]
    Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 409.
  5. [5]
    Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 263.
  6. [6]
    "Tamer Fernandes – Players – Colchester United". ColuData. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Games played by Tamer Fernandes in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Colchester United Home Page for the 1997–1998 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Games played by Tamer Fernandes in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Soccer: Tamer aims to stake his claim". Gazette. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. [11]
    Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  12. [12]
    Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 478–483. ISBN 9781906796723.
  13. [13]
    "Games played by Tamer Fernandes in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.


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