The funeral of Manuel Fernandes, the former Portuguese international footballer who died on Thursday at the age of 73, will take place at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on Saturday and Sunday.
Sporting revealed in a statement that Manuel Fernandez’s funeral will begin on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m., with a private ceremony for the family of the former striker.
From 10:30 a.m. doors open.”VIP Hall“At the Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, it is open to the public, who can pay homage to Manuel Fernandes, until 11:30 p.m. – with the doors closing half an hour earlier.
On Sunday, the body of Manuel Fernandez leaves the Leonín enclosure at 11am, with a procession leaving from Plaza Centenario, near the Green and White stadium, for the funeral, which will once again be limited to family members.
Former football player and coach Manuel Fernandez died on Thursday, at the age of 73, after a long illness.
Manuel Fernandes, born in Sarilhos Pequeños, Moita, on June 5, 1951, became famous as a player, above all, with Sporting, between 1975-1976 and 1986-1987, after also playing for Sarilhense, CUF and Vitória de Setúbal.
For the main team, the player who ran the ‘poker’ in Sporting’s 7-1 defeat to Benfica, in 1986/87, played 30 matches, scoring seven goals.
After he finished his career as a player, Manuel Fernandez remained linked to football, as a coach, coaching Vitoria de Setubal, Estrella da Amadora, Ovariense, Sporting, Campomajoense, Tercens, Santa Clara, Peñafiel and Uniao de Leiria, and in between coaching. In Angola, in ASA.
