Frederico Chaves Guedes

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Fred
Personal information
Full name	Frederico Chaves Guedes
Date of birth	October 3, 1983 (1983-10-03) (age 25)
Place of birth	Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Fluminense
Number	9
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2009 2009–	América-MG Cruzeiro Lyon Fluminense	26 0(9) 43 (24) 88 (34) 06 0(4)
National team2
2005–2007	Brazil	09 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:31, 15 June 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred (born 3 October 1983 in Teofilo Otoni), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense and the Brazilian national team.

Fred scored the fastest goal in Brazilian football history while playing for América Mineiro, against Vila Nova during a Copa São Paulo de Juniores match. The goal was scored 3.17 seconds after the match started. ^[1]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 National team 2 Honours 2.1 Clubs 2.2 National team 3 Career Statistics 3.1 Club 3.2 International appearances 3.3 International goals 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

Fred spent 4 seasons at América-MG, before left for city rival Cruzeiro in mid of 2004 season.

After scored 40 goals in 43 games for Cruzeiro in 2005 season, Fred was signed by defending champion Lyon for a reported €15 million.^[2] Fred was the second highest goal scorer in 2005-06 Ligue 1 season, and won his first crown with Lyon. Although missed two months in 2006-07 season,^[3] Fred still scored 11 goals in 20 games, became the team top scorer of the champion. But in 2007-08 season, Fred was injured during training section of Copa América 2007.^[4] Fred made his come back in October 2007, but with the competition of the new signing of Milan Baroš and youth product Karim Benzema, Fred was limited to 13 starts.

Fred played 15 games out of possible 20 for Lyon in 2008-09 season. He played the last match for Lyon on 10 January 2009 after he requested to leave the club in December 2008.^[5] On 26 February 2009 he was released from his contract with the French club.^[6]

After being released from Lyon and refusing to return from Brazil, Fred has signed a pre-contract with Brazilian club Fluminense and after signed a 5 year deal. He scored twice on his debut on 15 March 2009, as Fluminense beat Macaé 3-1.^[7]

[edit] National team

Fred made his debut on 27 April 2005 as a late substitute in a friendly match against Guatemala

Fred scored his first goal on 12 November 2005 in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates. He went on to score 2 goals as Brazil won 8-0. Although not played in any qualifying match, Fred was named in the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as a striker. His first World Cup goal was the second in a 2-0 victory against Australia on 18 June 2006, when he tapped in a shot from Robinho which had rebounded off the inside of Mark Schwarzer's near post in the 90th minute.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Clubs

• Lyon
  • Ligue 1: 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08
  • Coupe de France: 2008

[edit] National team

• Copa América: 2007

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] Club

As of 1 June 2009.

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2001	América Mineiro	Série A					–		–
2002		Série B					–		–
2003			29*	25*	–		–		–		29	25
2004			19**	18**			–		–
2004	Cruzeiro	Série A	25***	15***	–		–		–
2005			19****	10****	9	14	–		1	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2005–06	Lyon	Ligue 1	32	14			1	0	9	2
2006–07			20	11			2	0	5	2
2007–08			21	7	4	1	2	0	3	0	30	8
2008–09			15	2	0	0	1	0	4	2	20	4
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2009	Fluminense	Série A	9*****	5*****	–		–		0	0	9	5
Total	Brazil						–		1	0
	France		88	34			6	0	21	6
Career Total							6	0	22	6

^*Including 10 games and 18 goals in Campeonato Mineiro 2003.
^**Including 12 games and 16 goals in Campeonato Mineiro 2004.
^***Including 1 games and 1 goals in Campeonato Mineiro 2004.
^****No data for Campeonato Mineiro 2005.
^*****Including 4 games and 3 goals in Campeonato Carioca 2009.^[8]

[edit] International appearances

National team	Season	Apps	Goals	Ratio
Brazil
	2005	2	2	1.00
	2006	5*	2	0.40
	2007	2	0	0.00
Total		9	4	0.44

^*The match against Al Kuwait XI was not counted.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2005	Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	United Arab Emirates	3–0	8–0	Friendly
2.	12 November 2005	Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	United Arab Emirates	7–0	8–0	Friendly
3.	18 June 2006	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Australia	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup
4.	10 October 2006	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Ecuador	1–1	2–1	Friendly

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Fred FIFA competition record
• Frederico Chaves Guedes at National-Football-Teams.com
• Frederico Chaves Guedes French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

v • d • e Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Dida • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Emerson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Adriano • 8 Kaká • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Zé Roberto • 12 Rogério Ceni • 13 Cicinho • 14 Luisão • 15 Cris • 16 Gilberto • 17 Gilberto Silva • 18 Mineiro • 19 Juninho • 20 Ricardinho • 21 Fred • 22 Júlio César • 23 Robinho • Coach: Parreira

v • d • e Brazil squad – Copa América 2007 Winners (8th Title) 1 Helton • 2 Maicon • 3 Alex • 4 Juan • 5 Mineiro • 6 Gilberto • 7 Elano • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Vágner Love • 10 Diego • 11 Robinho • 12 Doni • 13 Daniel Alves • 14 Alex Silva • 15 Naldo • 16 Kléber • 17 Josué • 18 Fernando • 19 Júlio Baptista • 20 Anderson • 21 Afonso Alves • 22 Fred • Coach: Dunga

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