Brazilian footballer (born 1978)
Fernando Büttenbender Prass (born 9 July 1978) is a Brazilianfootball pundit and former player who played as agoalkeeper .
Prass was born inPorto Alegre .[ 3] After starting professionally with localGrêmio (but never playing a senior match for them),[ 4] he joinedFrancana in 2000,[ 5] on loan.[ 6]
In 2001, Prass joinedCampeonato Brasileiro Série B sideVila Nova ,[ 7] [ 8] becoming a starter midway through the season.[ 9] He moved toCoritiba in theSérie A the following year, and spent four seasons there.
In December 2004, already an undisputed starter, Prass renewed his contract.[ 10]
In June 2005, Prass moved abroad and joined Portugal'sUnião de Leiria ,[ 11] as compatriotHelton had left forPorto also of thePrimeira Liga .[ 12] He made his league debut on 11 September 2005 in a 0–0 home draw againstMarítimo ,[ 13] and retained first-choice status from that moment onwards.
In the2006–07 season , Prass only missed two league games as Leiria finished seventh andqualified for theUEFA Intertoto Cup , eventually being one of the competition's winners and appearing in theUEFA Cup , being ousted byBayer Leverkusen inthe first round (4–5 on aggregate).[ 14] [ 15] The following campaign , the team dropped down to thesecond division .
After appearing in 14 matches to help Uniãoreturn to the top flight in 2009 , the 31-year-old Prass returned to his country and signed forVasco da Gama , playing in the second level for the first time in 110 years of history.[ 16] Rarely missing a match, he helped theRio de Janeiro sidefinish as champions and promote immediately , with the best defensive record in the league.
On 10 December 2012, Prass left Vasco and joinedPalmeiras ,recently relegated to the second tier .[ 17] He helped them return to the top tierat the first attempt ;[ 18] he quickly became a fan favorite due to his saves and was eventually named teamcaptain , as he led them to their thirdCopa do Brasil title in2015 , scoring the lastpenalty against rivalsSantos in a 4–3shoot-out victory.[ 19]
On 3 April 2016, Prass savedLucca 's penalty in a 1–0 home win overCorinthians , theAlviverde ' s first win over their rival atPacaembu for nearly 21 years.[ 20] After a good start tothe season , he was sidelined with a shoulder injury until December.[ 21] While his replacementJailson had a superb year, Prass was handed back the starting role as soon as he recovered.[ 22]
Midway through the2017 campaign , however, Jailson was again named first choice over Prass.[ 23] This only lasted five games as the latter was once again named starter, this time due to an injury to the former.[ 24]
Prass extended his contract with Palmeiras until December 2018. After Jailson's recovery and the signing ofWeverton in January of that year, he was demoted to third option on the squad.[ 25]
On 7 December 2019, Prass departed the club.[ 26]
On 8 January 2020, at the age of 41, Prass signed a one-year deal withCeará .[ 27] He retired at the end ofthe season .[ 28]
International career [ edit ] On 29 June 2016, aged nearly 38 and having never earned anycap for thefull side , Prass was selected by theBrazil national under-23 team for the2016 Summer Olympics by managerRogério Micale , as one of three overage players.[ 29] On 31 July, however, he left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced byWeverton .[ 30]
Prass was known for his ability to savepenalty kicks ,[ 31] also working closely with Palmeiras employees to study his adversaries.[ 32] In March 2017, coachÉmerson Leão said he would be the perfect choice to lecture younger players in the position who made the national team.[ 33]
Prass became an analyst after retiring, working withTNT Sports for Palmeiras matches in the2022 Campeonato Paulista .[ 34]
As of 27 December 2020 [ 35] Grêmio
Vila Nova
Coritiba
Vasco
Palmeiras
Ceará
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Retrieved15 August 2020 .^ Marques, Dassler; Salgado, Diego (3 April 2016)."Com Prass e Dudu heróis, Palmeiras bate Corinthians e fecha tabu de 21 anos" [With Prass and Dudo the heroes, Palmeiras beat Corinthians and end 21-year taboo] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved4 April 2016 . ^ "Com suspeita de fratura, Prass é cortado da seleção brasileira" [With suspected fracture, Prass is cut from the Brazilian national team].Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 30 July 2016. Retrieved15 August 2020 .^ Zito, Felipe; Faber, Rodrigo; Neto, Tossiro (27 November 2016)."Jailson homenageia Marcos e cede vaga a Prass: "Esse lugar é seu" " [Jailson honours Marcos and gives spot to Prass: "This place is yours"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved15 August 2020 . ^ "Fernando Prass confirma Jailson como titular do Palmeiras na Ilha do Urubu" [Fernando Prass confirms Jailson as Palmeiras starter at Ilha do Urubu] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 19 July 2017. Retrieved15 August 2020 .^ Ferri, Thiago (23 August 2017)."Lesão de Jailson é rara, mas goleiro não corre risco de aposentadoria" [Jailson's injury is rare, but goalkeeper does not risk retirement].Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved15 August 2020 . ^ "Mattos explica saída de Prass do Palmeiras e afirma: 'Fui correto com ele' " [Mattos explains departure of Prass from Palmeiras and states: 'I treated him correctly'] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 15 April 2020. Retrieved15 August 2020 .^a b c d e f g h "Aos 41 anos e com três títulos nacionais, Fernando Prass se despede do Verdão" [At the age of 41 and with three national titles, Fernando Prass bids farewell toVerdão ] (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 7 December 2019. Retrieved17 August 2020 .^ "Fora do Palmeiras, Fernando Prass é anunciado como reforço do Ceará" [Out of Palmeiras, Fernando Prass is announced as addition of Ceará].O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 8 January 2020. Retrieved15 August 2020 .^ "No dia de sua aposentadoria, Prass recebe homenagem de Marcos: "Virou ídolo" " [On day of retirement, Prass gets praise from Marcos: "He's now an idol"].Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 25 January 2021. Retrieved26 January 2021 .^ "Prass admite surpresa com convocação e diz gostar de pressão por ouro olímpico" [Prass admits surprise with callup and says he enjoys pressure for Olympic gold].ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 29 June 2016. Retrieved29 June 2016 .^ "Weverton é convocado para a Seleção Olímpica" [Weverton is called for the Olympic Team] (in Portuguese).Brazilian Football Confederation . 31 July 2016. Retrieved31 July 2016 .^ "Incontestável, pegador de pênaltis e novo ídolo: Fernando Prass se eterniza no Palmeiras" [Uncontested, penalty taker and new idol: Fernando Prass becomes eternal at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese).Esporte Interativo . 2 December 2016. 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