Fernando de Ornelas
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 De Ornelas lining up for Venezuela at the 2007 Copa América | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Franco de Ornelas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Marítimo Caracas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | UA Tachira | ||
| 1997–1998 | Marítimo Caracas | ||
| 1998–1999 | South China | 35 | (20) |
| 1999 | Crystal Palace | 9 | (0) |
| 2000 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | South China | 4 | (1) |
| 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Marítimo | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Gansu Tianma | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | FC Nürnberg | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 21 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Odd Grenland | 57 | (11) |
| 2008 | Monagas | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | Zulia | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Mjøndalen | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 129 | (36) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2007 | Venezuela | 27 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 April 2009 | |||
Fernando Franco de Ornelas (born 29 July 1976 in Caracas), is a retired Venezuelan football player.[2]
Club career
[edit]De Ornelas has played for clubs in several countries in his career, such as Norwegian Odd Grenland and Hong Kong First Division League giant South China. He has had short spells with Crystal Palace, Celtic and Queens Park Rangers, Olympiakos Nicosia, and played for two teams called Marítimo, CS Marítimo of Portugal and Marítimo Caracas.
Retirement
[edit]After finishing his career as a footballer, de Ornelas settled in Bamble, Norway. He currently works as a Pentecostal pastor in a Norwegian free church.[3]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 June 1999 | Misael Delgado, Valencia, Venezuela |  Peru | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 10 August 2000 | Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1–4 | 1–5 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 6 September 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Austria | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 28 March 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela |  New Zealand | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 5. | 28 March 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | New Zealand | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fernando de Ornelas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "De Ornelas til Mjøndalen". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). fvn.no. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Fernando De Ornelas Franco". PFF (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Fernando de Ornelas at Soccerbase
- Fernando de Ornelas at National-Football-Teams.com
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