Fernando Couto é um ex-zagueiro português que conquistou títulos por Porto, Parma, Barcelona e Lazio. Pela seleção de Portugal, fez 110 jogos e marcou 8 gols.
Fernando Couto
Fernando Couto was born in Espinho, Portugal, on August 2, 1969, and was one of the most successful center-backs in Portuguese football. Revealed by Porto, he had loans to Famalicão and Académica before establishing himself in the main team, for which he was Portuguese champion. In 1994, he went to Parma and won the UEFA Cup in 1995. Then he played for Barcelona, where he won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1997, the Spanish Championship and the Copa del Rey. At Lazio, he lived the longest phase abroad and won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1999, the UEFA Super Cup in 1999 and the Italian Championship in 1999–2000. For the Portuguese national team, he made 110 appearances and scored 8 goals. He played in the Euros of 1996, 2000 and 2004, the latter with the runner-up at home, and the World Cup in 2002. He was captain of Portugal and one of the leaders of the so-called golden generation.