Daniel Kenedy
Personal information
Full name Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos
Date of birth (1974-02-18) 18 February 1974
Place of birth Bissau, Portuguese Guinea
(present-day Bissau, Guinea-Bissau)
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 360+ (25+)
International career
1994–1996 Portugal U21 11 (1)
Managerial career
2015 Pinhalnovense
2015 Vitória Sernache
2016 Coruchense
2016 Almancilense
2016–2017 Leixões
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 1992–93 100000—10
1993–94 140202010190
1994–95 222216020323
1995–96 2214051—312
Total 5938113130835
Paris Saint-Germain 1996–97 2906020370
Porto 1997–98 90402000150
Albacete (loan) 1998–99 30—30
Estrela Amadora 1998–99 81—81
1999–00 25100—251
2000–01 27200—272
Total 60400—604
Marítimo 2001–02 3067040—416
2002–03 0000—00
2003–04 7000—70
Total 3767040—486
Marítimo B 2003–04 10—10
Braga 2003–04 11020—130
2004–05 601020—90
Total 1703020—220
Braga B 2004–05 10—10
Académica 2004–05 16120—182
APOEL 2005–06 10040—140
Ergotelis 2005–06 160—160
2006–07 212—212
2007–08 130—130
2008–09 13010—140
Total 63210—642
Kallithea (loan) 2007–08 8210—92
Aias Salamina 2009–10 317??—317
2010–11 ????—??
Total 31+7+??—31+7+
Peramaikos 2011–12 ????—??
Career total 344+25+26+1+31150406+27+

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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. 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 (archived)
  13. ↑ "Daniel Kenedy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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