Fernando Meira
Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira
Born: June 5, 1978
Guimaraes, Portugal
Position: D - Center Back
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 187
Career: 1995-2011
Foot: right
Fernando Meira scored 18 goals and recorded 4 assists in his 424-game career with the Vitória Guimarães, SL Benfica, VfB Stuttgart, Galatasaray, Zenit St. Petersburg and Real Zaragoza. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the pitch during the 2011 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | PL | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-97 | PL | Vitória Guimarães | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997-98 | PL | Vitória Guimarães | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999-00 | PL | Vitória Guimarães | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000-01 | PL | SL Benfica | 31 | 30 | 2642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 14 | 14 | 1215 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| 2001-02 | PL | SL Benfica | 15 | 15 | 1350 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 31 | 2660 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| 2003-04 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 32 | 2857 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| 2004-05 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 14 | 1188 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| 2005-06 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 32 | 2848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2006-07 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 20 | 19 | 1652 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.0 | |
| 2007-08 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | 27 | 2294 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | |
| 2008-09 | SL | Galatasaray | 21 | 21 | 1845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2009 | RPL | Zenit St. Petersburg | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | RPL | Zenit St. Petersburg | 11 | 7 | 658 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 2011-12 | La Liga | Real Zaragoza | 12 | 12 | 1003 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2011-12 | RPL | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 340 | 318 | 22213 | 16 | 4 | 81 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 45.7 | ||||
| Cup | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 424 | 400 | 22213 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 51.4 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Vitória Guimarães |
| 1996-97 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Vitória Guimarães |
| 1997-98 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Vitória Guimarães |
| 1999-00 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Vitória Guimarães |
| 2000-01 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | SL Benfica |
| 2001-02 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2001-02 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | SL Benfica |
| 2002-03 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2003-04 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2004-05 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2005-06 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2006-07 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2007-08 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2008-09 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Galatasaray |
| 2009 | Russia | I | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2010 | Russia | I | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2011-12 | Russia | I | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 2011-12 | Spain | I | La Liga | Real Zaragoza |
