Nando Có
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1973)
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Fernando 'Nando' Có (born 8 October 1973) is a Bissau-Guinean former footballer who played as a forward. Besides Portugal, he has played in Malaysia, Luxembourg, and Spain.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Manuel Có | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Canchungo, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | Arrifanense | ||
| 1996–1997 | Vitória de Setúbal | 17 | (3) |
| 1997 | Racing Santander | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | Numancia | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Vitória de Setúbal | 18 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Toledo | 14 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Leça | 26 | (3) |
| Odivelas | 1 | (0) | |
| 2004 | Sarawak FA | ||
| 2005–2007 | FC CeBra 01 | 38 | (15) |
| 2007–2009 | FC Sporting Mertzig | 46 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is the all-time top scorer for the Guinea-Bisseau national team, with nine goals in six appearances[2] as well as holding the all-time highest goal scoring ratio in international football[3][circular reference] of 1.5.
Career
In 1997, Có signed for Racing Santander.[4] In 1998, he signed for Numancia.[5]
Signed by Sarawak FA of the Malaysia Super League in 2004 to partner Ghanaian Robert Eshun up front,[6] Manuel Có starred in the club's first win of the season in May, striking a brace to beat Sabah 3–1.[7] Treated as a hero after the match, his first goal was scored off a penalty that game and his second came in the 18th minute that game, allaying players fears of a loss; however, the forward was booked for taking off his shirt after converting the penalty.[8] Shown their third yellow card that season, Manuel Có and Eshun were suspended for one match in August.[9]
Career statisticss
Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 1996 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Guinea | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 7 May 2000 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |  Mali |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup |
| 3 | 2–3 | |||||
| 4 | 3 November 2001 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Benin | 7–2 | 2001 Amílcar Cabral Cup | |
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | 7 November 2001 | Stade Amari Daou, Ségou, Mali |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
