Daniel Kenedy

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, Guinea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Wingback
Club information
Current team
 Leixões (coach)
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
1994–1995 Portugal U21 11 (1)
Teams managed
2015 Pinhalnovense
2015 Vitória Sernache
2016 Coruchense
2016 Almancilense
2016– 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 retired Portuguese professional footballer. A midfielder or defender, he played on the left side of the pitch.

He appeared in 198 Primeira Liga games over the course of 11 seasons (13 goals), mainly in representation of Benfica and Estrela da Amadora.

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, 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, and played professional football in five countries overall.

International career

Kenedy represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the nation finish fourth in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He was called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad while still uncapped on the senior level, but was dismissed from the team prior to the start of the tournament, after failing a drugs test.[2][3]

Personal life

Kenedy was named after American president John F. Kennedy (note the difference in spelling).[4]

Honours

Benfica
Porto

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Kenedy – FIFA competition record
  2. ↑ Kenedy thrown out; BBC Sport, 22 May 2002
  3. ↑ Kenedy suspended; BBC Sport, 31 May 2002
  4. ↑ "Presidentes históricos na Madeira" [Historical presidents in Madeira] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 September 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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