Daniel Kenedy

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Daniel Kenedy
Personal information
Full name Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos
Date of birth (1974-02-18) 18 February 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Wingback
Youth career
1984–1985 CAC Pontinha
1985–1993 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Benfica 59 (3)
1996–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 29 (0)
1997–1998 Porto 9 (0)
1998–2001 Estrela Amadora 60 (4)
1998 → Albacete (loan) 3 (0)
2001–2003 Marítimo 37 (5)
2004 Braga 17 (0)
2005 Académica 16 (1)
2005–2006 APOEL 10 (0)
2006–2009 Ergotelis 63 (2)
2007 → Kallithea (loan) 8 (2)
2009–2011 Aias Salamina 31 (7)
2011–2012 Peramaikos
Total 342 (24)
National team
1994–1996 Portugal U21 11 (1)
Teams managed
2015 Pinhalnovense
2015 Vitória Sernache
2016 Coruchense
2016 Almancilense
2016–2017 Leixões
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos (born 18 February 1974), known as Kenedy, is a Portuguese retired footballer. A midfielder or defender, he played on the left side of the pitch.

He appeared in 198 Primeira Liga matches over 11 seasons (13 goals), mainly in representation of Benfica and Estrela da Amadora. He also competed professionally in France, Spain, Cyprus and Greece.

In 2015, Kenedy began working as a manager.

Club career[]

Kenedy was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. During his extensive career, he represented in his country S.L. Benfica – making his Primeira Liga debut at only 19 – FC Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.S. Marítimo, S.C. Braga (January to December 2004) and Académica de Coimbra.

In 1996, Kenedy had his first abroad stint, with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in France,[1] starting regularly for the capital club as it finished second in Ligue 1. Subsequently, he represented Albacete Balompié – only three matches for the Spanish second division side – APOEL FC, Ergotelis FC, Kallithea FC, Aias Salamina F.C. and Peramaikos FC.

In Greece, Kenedy managed to appear in all three major levels of football. Overall, he played professional football in five countries.

On 17 March 2015, Kenedy was handed his first managerial post at C.D. Pinhalnovense,[2] eventually helping avoid relegation from the third division. He was hired by second level strugglers Leixões S.C. on 2 November 2016,[3] taking the team to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal[4] where they were eliminated by his former club Benfica after a 2–6 away loss.[5] He resigned in August 2017, after only three games of the new season.[6]

International career[]

Kenedy represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.[7] He was surprisingly called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, after injuries ruled Simão Sabrosa and Luís Boa Morte out of António Oliveira's selection.[8] However, he was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament after testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide that was in his slimming pills, and was replaced by Hugo Viana.[9][10]

Personal life[]

Kenedy was named after American president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

[12][13]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 1992–93 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
1993–94 14 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
1994–95 22 2 2 1 6 0 2 0 32 3
1995–96 22 1 4 0 5 1 — 31 2
Total 59 3 8 1 13 1 3 0 83 5
Paris Saint-Germain 1996–97 29 0 6 0 2 0 37 0
Porto 1997–98 9 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Albacete (loan) 1998–99 3 0 — 3 0
Estrela Amadora 1998–99 8 1 — 8 1
1999–00 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
2000–01 27 2 0 0 — 27 2
Total 60 4 0 0 — 60 4
Marítimo 2001–02 30 6 7 0 4 0 — 41 6
2002–03 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2003–04 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 37 6 7 0 4 0 — 48 6
Marítimo B 2003–04 1 0 — 1 0
Braga 2003–04 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
2004–05 6 0 1 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 17 0 3 0 2 0 — 22 0
Braga B 2004–05 1 0 — 1 0
Académica 2004–05 16 1 2 0 — 18 2
APOEL 2005–06 10 0 4 0 — 14 0
Ergotelis 2005–06 16 0 — 16 0
2006–07 21 2 — 21 2
2007–08 13 0 — 13 0
2008–09 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Total 63 2 1 0 — 64 2
Kallithea (loan) 2007–08 8 2 1 0 — 9 2
Aias Salamina 2009–10 31 7 — 31 7
2010–11 —
Total 31 7 — 31 7
Peramaikos 2011–12 —
Career total 344 25 26 1 31 1 5 0 406 27
  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de la Ligue, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and UEFA Super Cup

Honours[]

Benfica

Porto

APOEL

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Crépin, Timothé (26 January 2017). "Mercato, Ligue 1: Ces Portugais passés par le PSG" [Market, League 1: Portuguese men with spells at PSG] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Kenedy assume comando do Pinhalnovense" [Kenedy assumes command of Pinhalnovense]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Kenedy é o novo treinador do Leixões" [Kenedy is the new manager of Leixões]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Leixões de Kenedy é tomba gigantes ao eliminar Tondela (2–1)" [Kenedy's Leixões is giant killer after ousting Tondela (2–1)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Benfica goleia Leixões e segue na Taça de Portugal" [Benfica rout Leixões and go through in Portuguese Cup]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Kenedy demite-se de técnico do Leixões" [Kenedy resigns as manager of Leixões]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ Daniel Kenedy – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "Kenedy gets the call". BBC Sport. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. ^ Kenedy thrown out; BBC Sport, 22 May 2002
  10. ^ Kenedy suspended; BBC Sport, 31 May 2002
  11. ^ "Presidentes históricos na Madeira" [Historical presidents in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. ^ Daniel Kenedy at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Daniel Kenedy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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