Abelardo Fernández
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Abelardo Fernández Antuña | |
| Date of birth | March 19, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sporting B (coach) | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1985–1986 1986–1988 1988–1989 |
La Braña Estudiantes Somió Sporting Gijón |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–1994 1994–2002 2002–2003 1989–2003 |
Sporting Gijón Barcelona Alavés Total |
179 (13) 178 (11) 28 (0) 385 (24) |
| National team | ||
| 1990 1990–1991 1991–1992 1991–2001 2000 |
Spain U20 Spain U21 Spain U23 Spain Asturias |
1 (0) 6 (1) 12 (5) 54 (3) 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2008– | Sporting B | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
Competitor for  Spain |
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| Men's Football | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Abelardo Fernández Antuña Spanish pronunciation: [aβeˈlarðo ferˈnandeθ anˈtuɲa]; born March 19, 1970 in Gijón, Asturias), simply Abelardo, is a former Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and the current coach of Sporting de Gijón B.
A player with good heading and marking ability, he was also known for a distinctive bald head, a style which he adopted from a relatively young age.
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[edit] Club career
Abelardo started his professional career with local Sporting de Gijón, with which he made his first division debuts. Signing with FC Barcelona for 1994–95, in a 275 million pesetas deal, he was always an important first team element, helping the Catalonians to two leagues, cups and supercups, adding another two European trophies. However, he was greatly hampered by injuries in his final years at the Camp Nou.[1]
At 32, Abelardo joined Deportivo Alavés, initially signing a two-year deal,[2] but retired after just one season[3] due to a recurrent knee injury, which had already bothered him at Barcelona.[4]
Subsequently, he took up coaching, starting with his first team's B side, in 2008.
[edit] International career
Abelardo made his debut for the Spanish national football team on September 4, 1991, in a friendly against Paraguay, in Oviedo. He went on to collect 54 caps with three goals, and was a participant at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000.
He was also an essential member of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, netting in both the semifinals (2–0, Ghana) and the final (3–2 over Poland).
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
- UEFA Supercup: 1997
- Spanish League: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Spanish Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Spanish Supercup: 1994, 1996
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[edit] References
- ^ Injury woe for Abelardo; UEFA.com, 9 January 2002
- ^ Alavés take on Abelardo; UEFA.com, 4 June 2002
- ^ Abelardo ready to say adiós; UEFA.com, 4 June 2003
- ^ Abelardo on the mend; UEFA.com, 22 January 2002
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Abelardo Fernández |
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Abelardo Fernández FIFA competition record
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