Daniel Kenedy
Portuguese footballer
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Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos (born 18 February 1974), known as Kenedy, is a Portuguese former professional footballer. A midfielder or full-back, he played on the left side of the pitch.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 1985–1993 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Benfica | 59 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Porto | 9 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Estrela Amadora | 60 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Albacete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Marítimo | 37 | (6) |
| 2004 | Braga | 17 | (0) |
| 2005 | Académica | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | APOEL | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ergotelis | 63 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Kallithea (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Aias Salamina | 31 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Peramaikos | ||
| Total | 343+ | (25+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Portugal U21 | 11 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Pinhalnovense | ||
| 2015 | Vitória Sernache | ||
| 2016 | Coruchense | ||
| 2016 | Almancilense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Leixões | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cartaxo | ||
| 2023 | Loures | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in 199 Primeira Liga matches over 11 seasons (14 goals), mainly in representation of Benfica and Estrela da Amadora. He also competed in France, Spain, Cyprus and Greece.
In 2015, Kenedy began working as a manager.
Club career
Kenedy was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. During his extensive career, he represented in his country S.L. Benfica – making his Primeira Liga debut aged 19 – FC Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.S. Marítimo, S.C. Braga (January to December 2004) and Académica de Coimbra.[2][3]
In 1996, Kenedy had his first abroad stint, with Paris Saint-Germain FC from France,[4] starting regularly for the capital club as it finished second in Ligue 1.[5][6] Subsequently, he represented Albacete Balompié – only three matches for the Spanish Segunda División side – APOEL FC, Ergotelis FC, Kallithea FC, Aias Salamina F.C. and Peramaikos FC.[7][8]
Kenedy appeared in all three top tiers in Greece. Portugal notwithstanding, he played professionally in four countries.[9][7]
International career
Kenedy represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation to finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.[10] He was surprisingly called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, after injuries ruled Simão Sabrosa and Luís Boa Morte out of António Oliveira's selection;[11] however, he was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament after testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide that was in his slimming pills, and was replaced by Hugo Viana.[12][13]
Coaching career
On 17 March 2015, Kenedy was handed his first managerial post at C.D. Pinhalnovense,[14] eventually avoiding relegation from the third division.[15] He was hired by LigaPro strugglers Leixões S.C. on 2 November 2016,[16] taking the team to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal[17] where they were eliminated by his former club Benfica after a 6–2 away loss.[18]
Kenedy resigned in August 2017, only three games into the new season.[19]
Personal life
Kenedy was named after American president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).[20]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 1992–93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1995–96 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 5 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1996–97 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Porto | 1997–98 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Albacete (loan) | 1998–99 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Estrela Amadora | 1998–99 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | |
| Marítimo | 2001–02 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |
| Marítimo B | 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Braga | 2003–04 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Braga B | 2004–05 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Académica | 2004–05 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| APOEL | 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Ergotelis | 2005–06 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | |
| Kallithea (loan) | 2007–08 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Aias Salamina | 2009–10 | 31 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2010–11 | — | — | |||||||||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |||
| Peramaikos | 2011–12 | — | — | ||||||||
| Career total | 345+ | 25+ | 30+ | 2+ | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 411+ | 28+ | |
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and UEFA Super Cup
Honours
Benfica
Porto
