Fernando Chalana

Fernando Chalana

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana
Date of birth	(1959-02-10)10 February 1959
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death	10 August 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 63)
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1973–1974	Barreirense
1974–1976	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1984	Benfica	193	(33)
1984–1987	Bordeaux	22	(2)
1987–1990	Benfica	32	(4)
1990–1991	Belenenses	14	(0)
1991–1992	Estrela Amadora	9	(1)
Total		270	(40)
International career
1976–1988	Portugal	27	(2)
Managerial career
2002	Benfica (caretaker)
2003–2004	Paços Ferreira (assistant)
2004–2005	Oriental
2005–2009	Benfica (assistant)
2008	Benfica (caretaker)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du ʃɐˈlɐnɐ]; 10 February 1959 – 10 August 2022) was a Portuguese football player and manager.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest talents of his era in Portuguese football, the diminutive left winger's main asset was his ball control and dribbling skills.^[1]

His career, highly troubled by injuries, was mainly spent at Benfica,^[2] where he also later worked as a manager. Prior to his physical problems, he helped Portugal reach the semi-finals at Euro 1984.