José Manuel Matos Fernandes dies, former FC Porto official, Dragão de Ouro | OneFootball

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·10 April 2026

José Manuel Matos Fernandes dies, former FC Porto official, Dragão de Ouro

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FC Porto is in mourning over the death of José Manuel Matos Fernandes, former president of the club’s General Assembly Board.

The former Dragons official, who was 85, was an appellate court judge at the Porto Court of Appeal and, in 1996, was appointed justice of the Supreme Court of Justice.


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With a strong connection to FC Porto, José Manuel Matos Fernandes was honored with the Golden Dragons awards, first as Member of the Year in 2008 and later, in 2018, as Official of the Year. In January 2020, he stepped down as president of FC Porto’s General Assembly Board.

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