Valente Fernandes

He may have appeared laid-back on the field and even slow to react at times, but the bedrock of Valente Fernandes’ game was his intellect and positioning. Almost invariably, he would end up in spaces that mattered. The left-half from Sao Jose de Areal lent judicious support to the attack but did not neglect his defensive duties and often retrieved the situation for his teammates at the back. He was part of Dempo’s 1986 Rovers Cup winning squad and a regular with the state team in the eighties.