Fernandinho

Fernandinho is a connoisseur's footballer, and I rate him exactly for the reasons casual fans overlook. Defensive midfielders rarely get the headlines, yet he was the quiet engine of Manchester City's dominance, breaking up play and dictating tempo with reading and positioning rather than flash. Being called one of the best Brazilians ever to grace the Premier League is no small praise for a man who chose substance over spectacle. I admire players whose value shows up in the work, not the highlight reel, and few embody that craftsman's ethic better than him.

Name (English)

Fernandinho

Name (Japanese)

フェルナンド・ルイス・ローザ

Reading

ふぇるなんど・るいす・ろーざ

Born

May 4, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttp://fernandinhooficial.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fernandinho/
• Xhttps://x.com/fernandinho
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandinho%20(footballer%2C%20born%20May%201985)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%20(1985%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q459356

Tags

• Paraná
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.