Fernandinho, Pep Guardiola’s emblematic former Manchester City captain, will once again wear the Athletico Paranaense shirt, twenty years after his debut, the Brazilian club announced on Monday.
“I come home with tremendous pleasure and know that I can apply a little of everything I have learned in all these years that I have played in Europe”, the Brazilian midfielder, who at 37 years old signed up in December 2024.
Feernandinho ended nine seasons at City by winning his fifth Premier League in May and, after his contract expired, his dream came true: he really wanted, and has said it several times, to see him. his children play with his shirt. favorite club, one of three he has defended throughout his career.
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An Athletico Paranaense where he debuted in 2002 at the age of 17 and with whom he won the Paraná state championship in 2005. That same year he signed for Shakhtar Donetsk, where the rankings he won 12 titles, including the Europa League in 2009, six Ukrainian leagues and four Cups.
In 2013 he came to City, where he won five Premier Leagues, one FA Cup, six League Cups and a Community Shield, but no Champions League.
Praise to Guardiola
Fernandinho now has words of gratitude for the three coaches he has in Europe: Pep Guardiola and Manuel Pellegrini at City and the Romanian Mircea Lucescu at Shakhtar.
“They all taught me a lot of important things, from behavior, to having a winning mentality, to being disciplined and believing in the process,” he said.
Fernandinho will meet again in Paranaense with Luiz Felipe Scolari, who became Brazilian coach at the 2014 World Cup, the same one in which ‘canrinha’ was humiliated as Germany’s host in the semifinals with a historic 1-7 record.
Fernandinho could continue the course of his history with his favorite club on July 18. Paranaense occupy third place in the Brazilian Championship, five points behind leader Palmeiras, and this Tuesday they will play in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores. round of 16 against Paraguayan Libertad.
Source: La Verdad
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