Frederico Chaves Guedes (born 3 October 1983), also known asFred (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˈfɾɛdʒi]), is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Fred began his career atAmérica Mineiro before transferring to local rivalsCruzeiro in 2004. After two seasons there, he moved toLyon of France in a protracted transfer saga, and won three consecutiveLigue 1 titles. From 2009 to 2016, Fred played forFluminense, where he won two Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles in two years (2010 and 2012) and the Campeonato Carioca (2012 – scoring in final), also being top scorer of the 2012 Serie A. In 2016, Fred signed forAtlético Mineiro.[3] After returning to Cruzeiro in 2018 and Fluminense in 2020, Fred retired from the professional game in 2022. He made his international debut forBrazil in 2005 and was selected for the2006 and2014 editions of theFIFA World Cup, and was also part of their victories at the2007 Copa América and the2013 Confederations Cup.
Fred is the second-highest goalscorer in the history of Fluminense, with 199 goals across all competitions, as well as the all-time second-highest goalscorer of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A, with 158.[4][5] He also scored one of thefastest goals in professional football history while playing for América Mineiro, againstVila Nova during aCopa São Paulo de Juniores match. The goal was scored 3.17 seconds after the match started.[6][7]
Fred spent one season as a professional atAmérica Mineiro ofBelo Horizonte before he left for their city rivalCruzeiro in middle of the 2004 season. AsFeyenoord had an agreement with América, the Dutch club receivedMagrão from Cruzeiro,[8] and retained 10% economic rights on Fred, and Fred himself held 15%.[8]
After scoring 41 goals in 43 games for Cruzeiro in the 2005 season, Fred was signed by defendingLigue 1 championsLyon for €15 million.[8] (of which €3 million was received by Fred, 5% as asolidarity contribution, €1.4 million to Lyon's agent and €510,913 in Brazilian taxes).[8][9] Feyenoord then claimed Cruzeiro's 10% of the transfer fee, as the club alleged the fee was €1.5 million instead of the €933,908.70 in Cruzeiro's viewpoint.[8] The Dutch club sued to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport and won.[8]
With 14 goals in his first season, Fred was the second-highest goalscorer in the2005–06 Ligue 1 season, and won his first league title with Lyon.
Although he missed two months of the2006–07 season,[10] Fred still scored 11 goals in 20 games, and was the club's top scorer as Lyon defended their title. In September 2006 he scored goal againstReal Madrid in the group stage of theUEFA Champions League after a long pass byJuninho, where he outstrengthed defenderFabio Cannavaro before chipping the ball over goalkeeperIker Casillas and into the goal.[11]
During the2007–08 season, however, Fred was injured during a training session at the2007 Copa América.[12] He made his comeback in October 2007, but due to competition with new signingMilan Baroš and youth productKarim Benzema, Fred had limited first team opportunities.
In summer 2008 Fred was linked with a move toBundesliga clubWerder Bremen but it did not materialise.[13][14] He played 15 games out of possible 20 for Lyon in the2008–09 season. He played his last match for Lyon on 10 January 2009 after he requested to leave the club in December 2008.[15] On 26 February 2009, he was released from his contract.[16]
After being released from Lyon and refusing to return from Brazil, Fred signed a pre-contract with Brazilian clubFluminense, consequently agreeing to a five-year deal. He scored twice on his debut on 15 March 2009, as Fluminense beatMacaé 3–1.[17] Fred helped Fluminense escape from relegation in 2009, after returning from an injury for 15 matches. In 2010, he was the leader of the Fluminense squad that won the2010 Série A title, despite having missed 22 games.[18]
Later in July 2011, he went on to break the record for most goals in the Brasileirao when he scored a brace againstBahia, taking his tally to 44 goals. On 16 November 2011, Fred scored poker (four goals) in a historic 5–4 victory againstGremio. Four days later, he scored a hat trick in a 4–0 victory againstFigueirense, and finished the season second in the top scorer's chart with 22 goals.[18] On 11 November 2012, Fred scored two goals in a 3–2 win overPalmeiras, clinching the2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Fluminense and finishing as the league's top scorer and best player.[19][18] Fred almost left the club after disagreements with head coachLevir Culpi in April 2016, but eventually remained.[3]
On 8 June 2016,Atlético Mineiro club president Daniel Nepomuceno announced on hisTwitter account that the club had signed Fred. The player agreed to a two-year deal with the club, according to its press representatives.[3][20] Fred made his Atlético debut on 12 June 2016 in theClássico Mineiro against rivals Cruzeiro. He scored and celebrated against his former club in a 2–3 defeat at theEstádio Independência.[21] Fred was the top goalscorer of the2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, along with two other players, with 14 goals. He achieved the feat for the third time in his career, which is a record (also shared, withRomário,Túlio Maravilha andDadá Maravilha).[22]
On 23 December 2017, Fred and Atlético agreed on the termination of his contract[23] and on the same day it was announced his return toCruzeiro,[24] 12 years after originally leaving. He made his second debut for the club on 17 January 2018, in the season opening match againstTupi at theMineirão in theCampeonato Mineiro, which ended in a 2–0 win for Cruzeiro.[25]
On 31 May 2020, Fred rejoinedFluminense on a two-year deal.[26] In April 2022, he announced his decision to retire after struggling withdiplopia and other physical issues.[27][28] A last highlight was the winning of the2022 Campeonato Carioca in the first half of the year, prevailing in the finals against Flamengo in April.
Fred scored his final goal for Fluminense in a Série A 4-0 win vsCorinthians on 2 July 2022 at theMaracanã.[29] A week later, he played his final match for Fluminense on 9 July 2022, a Série A 2–1 win overCeará at the same stadium.[30]
Fred retired having scored 199 goals for Fluminense, good enough to be thesecond top goalscorer in Fluminense's history, only behindWaldo (319). According to theIFFHS, Moreno was the highest goalscoring Brazilian player in top divisions in the 21st century (307), and the third-highest South American, only behindLuis Suárez (409), andLionel Messi (518).[31]
Fred made his debut forBrazil as a late substitute in a friendly match againstGuatemala on 27 April 2005. He scored his first two international goals on 12 November 2005 in an 8–0 friendly win against theUnited Arab Emirates.
Although he did not play during thequalifying campaign, Fred was named in Brazil's2006 FIFA World Cup squad as a cover for strikersRonaldo,Adriano andRobinho. After entering as a substitute, he scored in a 2–0 victory againstAustralia on 18 June when he tapped-in a shot from Robinho which had rebounded off the inside of goalkeeperMark Schwarzer's near post in the 90th minute. The result put Brazil into the last 16 with a game to spare.[32]
In the2011 Copa América, Fred scored an 89th-minute equaliser againstParaguay in a 2–2 draw. In the quarter-finals, he was one of four Brazil players to miss in a 2–0penalty shootout loss against the same opposition.
In 2013, Fred was established as Brazil's first-choice centre-forward by returning managerLuiz Felipe Scolari. On 6 February, Fred scored in a 2–1 defeat toEngland atWembley Stadium, and went on to score in the return fixture, becoming the first player to score at the renovatedMaracanã Stadium.[33]
At the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, Fred was the joint top scorer of the tournament with five goals, and was awarded theSilver Shoe.[34] On 22 June, he scored twice againstItaly in a 4–2 group stage win.[35] He later scored in a 2–1 semi-final victory overUruguay, and capped his successful Confederations Cup campaign with two goals againstSpain in the competition's final to help Brazil to a 3–0 victory.[34]
In May 2014, Fred was named in Brazil's squad for the2014 World Cup.[36] In the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June againstCroatia inSão Paulo, Fred was fouled in the 69th minute,[37] resulting in a controversial penalty whichNeymar converted to make the score 2–1 ahead of an eventual 3–1 win.[38] After receiving criticism for his performances in the opening two matches,[39] Fred scored his only goal of the tournament in the final group match, a 4–1 victory overCameroon which qualified the team for theround of 16.[40] He managed just five shots on target at the tournament in six matches played.[41] Fred's prolonged run of poor form saw the player receive hostile jeers from the home crowd whenever he touched the ball in the7–1 defeat toGermany inBelo Horizonte.[42] According toOpta Sports, Fred failed to make a single tackle, cross, run or interception during the match, and spent the most time in possession of the ball on the centre spot due to seven restarts and one kick-off.[43] Following Brazil's 3–0 defeat to theNetherlands in the match for third place, Fred announced his retirement from international competition.[44]
On 16 September 2014, it was reported that Fred came out of retirement after previously announcing retirement following the criticism he received during the 2014 World Cup.[45] Despite his intention to return to theSeleção, Fred once again confirmed his international retirement the following year, and did not feature in a Brazil squad again.[46]
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