Mario Fernandes

Mario Fernandez is the hero of the record transfer in the history of CSKA. In order to get the defender of the Brazilian "Gremio", the Russian club gave away 15 million euros. The investment paid off more than that the player's game was so effective that after obtaining Russian citizenship he was invited to the national team of the country, where he became one of the heroes of the 2018 World Cup.

Mario is the only "Armenian" who has been on the list of 33 best players for the rest of his career in Russia. Today, Fernandez tells reporters that he is seriously considering staying in Russia when he finishes his sports career.

Mario was born on September 19, 1990, in Sao Caetenu do Sul, Sao Paulo. He is the second of four children in the futsal coach's family, there is still an older sister Deborah, working as a nurse, the youngest Talita, a personal manager of an athlete in Brazil, and a brother jonatas.

The profession of his father predetermined the sports biography of the boy. From the age of 6 he began to play football under the guidance of his father and quickly achieved success. The footballer notes that his father treated him objectively: he praised him and criticized him only on the case. Soon my brother joined the training.

Fernandez Jr. was a watchate at CSKA in 2014, and it is a rare occasion for the club to listen to players protagring friends or relatives. Such an honor, according to the head coach Leonid Slutsky at that time, was awarded only to Wagner Love.

Jonatas' sporting condition was not satisfied with the "army" and the striker returned to his homeland. According to some sports websites, he played for the corinthians youth team and the adult San Caetano. He finished his career due to injuries and now trains children, promotes his own project on mini-football.

Mario first played as an attacking midfielder and, as he admits, was a fan of footballer Kaki, even tried to imitate his game. But he was later transferred to the center of defense. In this position he started to play in youth teams. His speed and ball-handling skills in 2006 caught the attention of representatives of the Club San Caetano, which was then in a slump after a resounding success in the early 2000s.

In 2009, Fernandez signed a five-year contract with Gremio. The player's transfer cost buyers a million dollars. Fernandez's debut as a defender of "Gremio" took place in 3 months (match against "Sport Refisi"). Two more players played for the team for the first time in the Brazilian league: the match against Botafogo ended in a draw.

In his first season, Fernandez played in 19 games for the team. After Mario received a red card at one of the meetings, he was transferred from the center to the flank of the defense. Nevertheless, the footballer has generated interest from world-renowned clubs: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City.

In December 2011, the transfer offer came from CSKA. "Gremio" asked for €20 million. Negotiations were postponed, but resumed in the spring of 2012. Mario was injured and underwent surgery, so the "armymen" took risks by buying a player with a vague perspective. Market mechanisms helped.

Fernandez "owned" 50% of the club and another 50% - the American investment fund, which bought it from San Caetano. Bankers who wanted to earn extra money simply pressed the owners of Gremio, and the contract amounted to 15 million euros. Even the footballer's personal agent agreed to a share of 8% instead of the usual 10%. On May 4, 2012, representatives of the Russian capital club announced that a five-year contract had been signed with Fernandez.

Shortly after moving to Moscow, the Brazilian footballer made his debut in friendly matches with Torpedo moscow and Khimki, scoring the ball in both games. In the championship for the first time he played for the "Army" at the meeting with Rostov. In the 2012/2013 season, he played in 28 games. Fernandez managed two assists.

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The first year on the Russian football fields was extremely traumatic for the legionnaire. Mario was forced to play in a mask for a while because of his broken nose in the match against Tyumen. In other matches he suffered an ankle injury and a concussion. And in the final of the championship game with "Cuban" Fernandez had the most serious injury: doctors diagnosed a torn medial ligament and damage to the posterior horn of the meniscus. CSKA won the championship, but Mario was unable to join the celebration due to rehabilitation.

Legionnaire was able to return to the game only in the second half of the following season. In the same period he scored the first goal for CSKA (meeting with Saratov Falcon in the 1/8 final of the Russian Cup). In the summer of 2017, the defender extended his contract until 2022.

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Mario Fernandez was not involved in the games for brazil, despite being invited twice. The first challenge took place before the transfer to CSKA. In 2011, the player was supposed to take part in the Cup of Rock match between Brazil and Argentina, but spent the whole game on the bench. There was no more chance to play for the national team at that time - Fernandez was late for the flight, which was flying to the venue of the next game.

The press wrote that Mario then "hung" in a nightclub and had too much alcohol. The athlete himself claimed that all the problem in his personal life was to blame. It was only after a time in a friendly conversation with compatriot Fabio da Silva admitted that the journalists, in general, were not mistaken.

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In 2014, the defender participated in a friendly match between Brazil and Japan. But since such games are not considered official, Fernandez was left with the opportunity to gain a foothold for any of the national teams, which he took advantage of.

In 2016, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the legionnaire was granted Russian citizenship, which allowed him to apply for a place in the national team. Such a move was approved by Mario's family, but not everyone appreciated it in Brazil. Pavel Pogrebnyak and Roman Pavlyuchenko are negative about the naturalization of foreign players, and not only Fernandez. The latter believes that only those born and raised in the country should play in the national team.

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Fernandez's debut in the national team in the number 2 jersey took place on October 7, 2017: in the 64th minute of the friendly match with the South Korean team, the defender replaced Alexander Samedov on the field. As Mario dreamed, he was included in the Russian team for the 2018 World Cup. By the first match, he promised journalists to learn the Russian national anthem.

Throughout the group stage, there were no complaints about Fernandez's game. Russia for the first time in many years reached the 1/8 final, where it met with the titled Spain. It was a difficult match, which will remain in the memory of the fans for a long time. Cherchesov's defensive tactics did not let him down. Mario Fernandez "dead" stood on the guard of the penalty gate of the Russian Federation.

Everything was decided in the penalty shootout, in which Igor Akinfeev became a real hero of the country: the goalkeeper repelled two shots out of five. Russia reached the quarter-finals for the first time in history. Fans of the Russians were looking forward to the game against the Croats. The match was different from the previous dynamics, a lot of dangerous moments and beautiful goals. Denis Cheryshev led the Russians forward with a shot into the ninth, the Croats responded with two goals and only Mario Fernandez's header led the Russians to the post-match penalty, where Croatia was stronger.

Unfortunately, the defender did not score his penalty by sending the ball past the goal. According to the player, he asked for forgiveness from colleagues in the locker room, but he could not change the result. Despite the loss and unfortunate mistake, experts and fans recognized "SuperMario" as the most useful and doing a huge amount of work as a player of the national team.

In 2009, few imagined that Fernandez would move to another continent. After signing a contract with Gremio and moving to another city, he disappeared. I found it on the 4th day in Sao Paulo, at my uncle's house. As Mario explained, for the first time he was far from his parents and experienced a strong homesickness. Subsequently, the young player was examined by psychologists for a month, and his relatives moved to Porto Alegre to be there for him. My father left the family earlier, but the relatives do not like to talk about it.

Fernandez is considered a sweet tooth. At 187 cm tall, its ideal weight is 81 kg, but varies depending on the diet. Representatives of "Gremio" obliged him to eat at the base, as he was not accustomed to cooking, was fond of fast food and chocolates and began to lose shape.

Mario considers himself unromantic and claims that he is not in love with anyone. His girlfriend, whom the footballer called his wife in an interview, did not want to move to Russia. According to former CSKA sports director Anton Evmenov, the player became a father when he was still playing for Gremio - the child was born to the previous passion. "Army" worried how parting with her and the story with the plane will affect the mood and return of the defender on the field. But he held on confidently and, most importantly, liked Leonid Slutsky.

After obtaining citizenship Fernandez did not rule out the possibility of marrying a Russian woman, especially since the local cuisine was to taste. My mother, who periodically visits her son, learned to cook borscht. Most of all, the family is glad of how the second homeland changed the athlete: he does not touch alcohol, became calm and peaceful.

The player is Brazilian, not Catholic, but evangelist. In Russia, Fernandez often visits the temple, after the closure of the Brazilian church, goes to the Orthodox. After the end of his career Mario does not mind to stay in Russia.

You can follow the events of the athlete's life on social networks. Mario, an active Instagram user, posts photos taken both in training and off the football field.

At the end of the uniform, interest in the Russian athlete flared up with renewed vigor. Fernandez's value rose to €20 million, and CSKA did not agree to start negotiations if the contract indicated a smaller amount. The defender was looked at by two Manchester United and City, Valencia and Inter, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Napoli. Mario's salary was 2.2 million a year, which, according to sports analysts, immediately excluded Italians from the list of applicants.

In the 2018/2019 season, the Russian football champion was St. Petersburg's zenith, which automatically guided the club to the Champions League. The management faced the question of strengthening the line of defense, where Yuri Shyrkov, Elmir Nabiullin, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Igor Smolnikov and the career-ending Alexander Anyukov remained. The eyes turned to Fernandez, who by that time had "increased" to 26 million.

There is an unspoken agreement between benzema and CSKA not to lure players from each other. But in this case, experts believe, it is a mutual benefit: the budget of the "armymen" depends on the passage to the group stage of the Champions League (this season there is a risk not to get there), and the stadium should be completed.

And the "white-and-blue" offer for Mario 30 million. The Spanish Atletico are ready to fork out for the same amount. According to rumors, Fernandez himself is interested in moving to Madrid. In the meantime, the footballer defends the colors of the Russian national team at the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

With Gremio

Rock Cup winner

Brazil Silver Ball Winner

With CSKA

Three-time Russian champion Three-time silver medalist of the Russian championship Three-time Russian Super Cup winner Russian Cup winner

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