Born in
Goa, Fernandes was previously a youth development coach for
Churchill Brothers. He was in charge of Churchill Brothers at the under-17 and under-14 levels before eventually being promoted to the under-20s. In 2016, Fernandes coached
Goa during the
Santosh Trophy. He was then promoted to coach the Churchill Brothers senior team in the
Goa Professional League. Fernandes then coached Churchill Brothers in their first
I-League game of the
2016–17 season, on 8 January 2017 against
Mohun Bagan. ==Managerial statistics==