Fernando Prass

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Büttenbender and the second or paternal family name is Prass.
Fernando Prass
Prass playing for Palmeiras in 2017
Personal information
Full name Fernando Büttenbender Prass
Date of birth (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1998 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Grêmio 0 (0)
2000 → Francana (loan) 21 (0)
2001 Vila Nova 28 (0)
2002–2005 Coritiba 149 (0)
2005–2009 União Leiria 81 (0)
2009–2012 Vasco da Gama 201 (0)
2013–2019 Palmeiras 229 (0)
2020 Ceará 34 (0)
Total 743 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Büttenbender Prass (born 9 July 1978) is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early years

Prass was born in Porto Alegre.[3] After starting professionally with local Grêmio (but never playing a senior match for them),[4] he joined Francana in 2000,[5] on loan.[6]

In 2001, Prass joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Vila Nova,[7][8] becoming a starter midway through the season.[9] He moved to Coritiba in the Série A the following year, and spent four seasons there.

In December 2004, already an undisputed starter, Prass renewed his contract.[10]

União Leiria

In June 2005, Prass moved abroad and joined Portugal's União de Leiria,[11] as compatriot Helton had left for Porto also of the Primeira Liga.[12] He made his league debut on 11 September 2005 in a 0–0 home draw against Marítimo,[13] and retained first-choice status from that moment onwards.

In the 2006–07 season, Prass only missed two league games as Leiria finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, eventually being one of the competition's winners and appearing in the UEFA Cup, being ousted by Bayer Leverkusen in the first round (4–5 on aggregate).[14][15] The following campaign, the team dropped down to the second division.

Vasco da Gama

After appearing in 14 matches to help União return to the top flight in 2009, the 31-year-old Prass returned to his country and signed for Vasco da Gama, playing in the second level for the first time in 110 years of history.[16] Rarely missing a match, he helped the Rio de Janeiro side finish as champions and promote immediately, with the best defensive record in the league.

Palmeiras

On 10 December 2012, Prass left Vasco and joined Palmeiras, recently relegated to the second tier.[17] He helped them return to the top tier at the first attempt;[18] he quickly became a fan favorite due to his saves and was eventually named team captain, as he led them to their third Copa do Brasil title in 2015, scoring the last penalty against rivals Santos in a 4–3 shoot-out victory.[19]

On 3 April 2016, Prass saved Lucca's penalty in a 1–0 home win over Corinthians, the Alviverde's first win over their rival at Pacaembu for nearly 21 years.[20] After a good start to the season, he was sidelined with a shoulder injury until December.[21] While his replacement Jailson had a superb year, Prass was handed back the starting role as soon as he recovered.[22]

Midway through the 2017 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 of Weverton in January of that year, he was demoted to third option on the squad.[25]

On 7 December 2019, Prass departed the club.[26]

Ceará

On 8 January 2020, at the age of 41, Prass signed a one-year deal with Ceará.[27] He retired at the end of the season.[28]

International career

On 29 June 2016, aged nearly 38 and having never earned any cap for the full side, Prass was selected by the Brazil national under-23 team for the 2016 Summer Olympics by manager Rogério Micale, as one of three overage players.[29] On 31 July, however, he left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton.[30]

Style of play

Prass was known for his ability to save penalty kicks,[31] also working closely with Palmeiras employees to study his adversaries.[32] In March 2017, coach Émerson Leão said he would be the perfect choice to lecture younger players in the position who made the national team.[33]

Post-retirement

Prass became an analyst after retiring, working with TNT Sports for Palmeiras matches in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista.[34]

Club statistics

As of 27 December 2020[35]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Francana 2000 Paulista A2 — — — 21 0 — 21 0
Vila Nova 2001[36] Série B 25 0 2 0 — 3 0 1[a] 0 31 0
Coritiba 2002 Série A 25 0 2 0 — 4 0 6[b] 0 37 0
2003 42 0 2 0 — 13 0 — 57 0
2004 40 0 — 2[c] 0 15 0 — 57 0
2005 4 0 5 0 — 19 0 — 28 0
Total 111 0 9 0 2 0 51 0 6 0 179 0
União Leiria 2005–06 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2006–07 28 0 2 0 0 0 — — 30 0
2007–08 30 0 2 0 6[d] 0 — 2[e] 0 40 0
2008–09 14 0 2 0 0 0 — 3[e] 0 19 0
Total 81 0 6 0 6 0 — 5 0 98 0
Vasco Gama 2009 Série B 36 0 4 0 — 0 0 — 40 0
2010 Série A 38 0 7 0 — 18 0 — 63 0
2011 38 0 11 0 8[c] 0 17 0 — 74 0
2012 37 0 — 10[f] 0 17 0 — 64 0
Total 149 0 22 0 18 0 52 0 — 241 0
Palmeiras 2013 Série B 29 0 2 0 6[f] 0 18 0 — 55 0
2014 Série A 15 0 1 0 — 16 0 — 32 0
2015 36 0 12 0 — 18 0 — 66 0
2016 16 0 — 6[f] 0 17 0 — 39 0
2017 33 0 3 0 7[f] 0 15 0 — 58 0
2018 3 0 0 0 1[f] 0 3 0 — 7 0
2019 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 — 11 0
Total 135 0 19 0 20 0 94 0 — 268 0
Ceará 2020 Série A 22 0 10 0 — 8 0 12[g] 0 52 0
Career total 523 0 68 0 46 0 229 0 24 0 883 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Centro-Oeste
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup, four appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Club

Grêmio

Vila Nova

Coritiba

Vasco

Palmeiras

Ceará

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "Bate-papo" [Chat] (in Portuguese). Official website. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Tricolor de coração, Fernando Prass relembra com carinho início no Grêmio e mantém lamentação por passagem no clube" [Tricolor by heart, Fernando Prass remembers fondly his beginnings at Grêmio and still rues over stint at the club] (in Portuguese). De Fato. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Antes de brilhar no Palmeiras, Fernando Prass passou pela Francana" [Before shining at Palmeiras, Fernando Prass played for Francana] (in Portuguese). G1. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ Maia, Vinícius (30 August 2016). "Em rede social, Fernando Prass recorda tempos de Francana" [In social media, Fernando Prass remembers time at Francana] (in Portuguese). GCN. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ Alves, Núbia (26 April 2020). "No Dia do Goleiro, relembre alguns nomes importantes na história do Vila Nova" [In Goalkeeper Day, remember some important names in Vila Nova's history] (in Portuguese). Vila Nova FC. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ Furlan, Natália (20 July 2016). "Rumo à Olimpíada: Fernando Prass, goleiro do Palmeiras" [Towards the Olympic Games: Fernando Prass, Palmeiras goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). Vavel. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ "De volta às origens, Prass treina no Vila e parabeniza clube por aniversário" [Back to his origins, Prass trains at Vila and congratulates team on birthday] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ Rattmann, Adriano; Straube, Guilherme; Roger, Alan (2 December 2004). "Fernando entra para a história do Coritiba" [Fernando goes into the history books of Coritiba] (in Portuguese). COXAnautas. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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  13. ^ "Má finalização serve de castigo" [Bad aim acts as punishment]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 September 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Rolfes und Kießling treffsicher" [Rolfes and Kießling hit the spot] (in German). kicker. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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  17. ^ "Palmeiras anuncia a contratação do goleiro Fernando Prass, ex-Vasco" [Palmeiras announce signing of goalkeeper Fernando Prass, formerly with Vasco]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  18. ^ a b c d "Fernando Prass fica perto de marca histórica de Valdívia no Palmeiras" [Fernando Prass nears historic Valdivia mark at Palmeiras]. Fox Sports (in Portuguese). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Em jogo dramático, Palmeiras vence Santos nos pênaltis e fica com título da Copa do Brasil" [In a dramatic match, Palmeiras defeat Santos on penalties and get Brazilian Cup title] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  20. ^ 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. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  21. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  22. ^ 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. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  23. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  24. ^ 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). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  25. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  26. ^ 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 to Verdão] (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  27. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  28. ^ "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. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  29. ^ "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. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Weverton é convocado para a Seleção Olímpica" [Weverton is called for the Olympic Team] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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  33. ^ "Leão diz que gol está "vago" e pede Prass e jovem na seleção brasileira" [Leão says there is a "vacancy" in goal and asks for Prass and youngster in Brazil national team] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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