Henrique_Sereno
Henrique Sereno
Portuguese footballer (born 1985)
Henrique Sereno Fonseca (born 18 May 1985), known as Sereno, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Sereno with Valladolid in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrique Sereno Fonseca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 38)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Elvas, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Os Elvenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | O Elvas | 25 | (1) |
| 2005–2010 | Vitória Guimarães | 54 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Famalicão (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2010 | Valladolid | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Porto | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Valladolid (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Kayserispor | 41 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | ATK | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Almería | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chennaiyin | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 236 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Portugal B | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 49 Primeira Liga games for Vitória de Guimarães and Porto but spent most of his career abroad, representing Valladolid in La Liga and 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga as well as spells in Turkey and India. He earned two caps for Portugal in 2013.
Guimarães
Born in Elvas, Alto Alentejo, Sereno joined Vitória de Guimarães for 2005–06 from hometown's O Elvas CAD, and served a loan stint during the latter part of that season at lowly F.C. Famalicão.
In the 2007–08 campaign he, alongside Brazilian Pedro Geromel, formed a solid defensive partnership as Vitória came from the second division into a final third Primeira Liga position. On 9 March 2008 he scored a rare goal, in a 2–0 home win against Sporting CP.[2]
Sereno spent the vast majority of 2008–09 in the sidelines after having undergone surgery to both knees, only appearing in six games.[3] After beginning the following season again in the starting XI (nine matches, one goal), he eventually terminated his contract and, on 1 February 2010, signed with Real Valladolid in Spain for five months.[4]
Sereno made his debut for his new team on 20 March 2010, playing the entire 2–0 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[5]
Porto
In late June 2010, after Valladolid's relegation in La Liga, Sereno returned to his country, signing with FC Porto on a free transfer.[6] On 20 August 2011, deemed surplus to requirements as practically all Portuguese players, he joined German club 1. FC Köln on a season-long loan deal.[7]
Sereno made his Bundesliga debut on 27 August 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–3 away defeat of Hamburger SV.[8] He featured regularly during the campaign, but his team suffered relegation.
Sereno returned to Valladolid and Spain's top flight for 2012–13, still under contract with Porto.[9] He scored his only goal for the former on 24 February 2013, in the 2–1 away win against Rayo Vallecano.[10]
Later career
In summer 2013, Sereno joined Kayserispor from Turkey. He made his Süper Lig debut on 15 September, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Gençlerbirliği SK. He ended the season with 22 matches and three goals, in an eventual relegation as last.
On 27 July 2015, free agent Sereno returned to Germany by penning a two-year deal with 1. FSV Mainz 05.[11] The following 15 June, however, after no competitive appearances, he was released.[12]
Sereno scored his first goal for his next club, ATK, on 18 December 2016. It proved to be the equaliser as they went on to win the final of the Indian Super League on penalties, against Kerala Blasters FC.[13]
On 31 January 2017, Sereno signed a six-month contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.[14] On 15 September he returned to the Indian top tier, joining Chennaiyin FC for free[15] and going on to act as captain for the eventual champions.[16]
Two years after announcing his retirement at the age of 34, Sereno became president of U.D. Vilafranquense, with the Portuguese second-tier club overcome by severe financial problems.[17] In April 2023 he oversaw their merger with C.D. Aves, moving to Vila das Aves and creating the new AVS Futebol SAD.[18]
Sereno made his debut for Portugal on 10 June 2013, playing the second half of a 1–0 friendly win against Croatia in Geneva.[19] His only other cap came on 15 October in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home to Luxembourg, again from the bench in a 3–0 win.[20]
On 24 June 2016, the Elvas city hall commended Sereno for his sporting achievements.[21]
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| O Elvas | 2004–05[22] | Terceira Divisão | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2006–07[22] | Segunda Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[22] | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09[22] | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[22] | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2005–06[22] | Segunda Divisão | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Valladolid | 2009–10[23] | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Porto | 2010–11[23] | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011–12[23] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2011–12[23] | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Valladolid (loan) | 2012–13[23] | La Liga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Kayserispor | 2013–14[23] | Süper Lig | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 2014–15[23] | TFF First League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2015–16[23] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| ATK | 2016[23] | Indian Super League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Almería | 2016–17[23] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Chennaiyin | 2017–18[23] | Indian Super League | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 10 | ||
International
Porto
Kayserispor
ATK
Chennaiyin
- "Guimarães defeat Sporting to go third". UEFA. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- "Sereno foi operado com sucesso aos dois joelhos" [Sereno had successful surgery to both knees] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "El Valladolid ficha al central portugués Henrique Sereno" [Valladolid sign Portuguese centre-back Henrique Sereno]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- "Primera victoria en 2010 del Valladolid" [First 2010 win for Valladolid]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). 21 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "F.C. Porto: Sereno confirmado como reforço por quatro épocas" [F.C. Porto: Sereno confirmed for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "Henrique Sereno verstärkt den FC" [Henrique Sereno strengthens FC] (in German). FC Köln. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "Late goals hand Cologne dramatic win". ESPN Soccernet. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "Sereno vuelve a ser blanquivioleta" [Sereno again a blanquivioleta]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "El Valladolid congela las ideas del Rayo Vallecano" [Valladolid freeze Rayo Vallecano's ideas]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Mainz verpflichtet Henrique Sereno" [Mainz acquire Henrique Sereno] (in German). Bundesliga. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Mainz löst Vertrag mit Henrique Sereno auf" [Mainz cancel Henrique Sereno's contract] (in German). Goal. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- Sarkar, Dhiman (18 December 2016). "Atletico de Kolkata crowned ISL 2016 champions after beating Kerala Blasters FC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- "El central Henrique Sereno se convierte en el tercer refuerzo invernal" [Stopper Henrique Sereno becomes the third winter signing] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC sign Mailson Alves and Henrique Sereno". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- Shukla, Kaushal (13 November 2019). "How John Gregory's Chennaiyin went from ISL champions to strugglers in the space of two seasons". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- Bernardino, Augusto (30 March 2020). "Henrique Sereno: "Vai ser um rombo, mas o mais difícil está feito"" [Henrique Sereno: "It will be a big loss, but the hardest part is done"]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Santos, José (17 April 2023). "Sereno: «Objetivo é levar o Aves à 1.ª Liga e à Europa, eventualmente»" [Sereno: "The objective is to take Aves to the 1st League and into Europe, eventually"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- Islamović, Elvir (10 June 2013). "Portugal win the day as Halilović enters fray". UEFA. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- Ruela, João (15 October 2013). "Recital de Moutinho merecia mais do que o "play-off"" [Moutinho recital deserved more than the "play-off"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- "Câmara de Elvas aprova voto de louvor ao futebolista Henrique Sereno" [Elvas city hall approves commendation of footballer Henrique Sereno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Portalegre. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- Henrique Sereno at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Henrique Sereno at Soccerway
- Henrique Sereno at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Henrique Sereno at BDFutbol
- Henrique Sereno at the Turkish Football Federation
- Henrique Sereno national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Henrique Sereno at National-Football-Teams.com