Nando (footballer, born October 1967)

Nando
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Muñoz García
Date of birth	30 October 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Sevilla B
1987–1990	Sevilla
1990–1992	Barcelona
1992–1996	Real Madrid
1996–2001	Espanyol
Total
International career
1985	Spain U18
1989–1990	Spain U21
1990–1992	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Muñoz García (born 30 October 1967), known as Nando, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender (right-footed, he was also utilised on the flank).

He appeared in 305 La Liga games during a 15-year professional career, having represented four clubs, most notably Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Club career[edit]

Born in Seville, Nando started his career with hometown club Sevilla FC, his first game being on 22 February 1987 in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao where he played the full 90 minutes.^[1] He left in summer 1990 to join FC Barcelona – with the Andalusians having an option to rebuy – where he won the European Cup in 1992 and two La Liga titles in two seasons; at his new team, he reunited with his former Sevilla teammate Ricardo Serna.^[2]^[3]

Subsequently, Nando returned to Sevilla, but was immediately bought by Barça archrivals Real Madrid,^[4]^[5] where he would spend three and a half seasons with irregular playing time – 46 matches over his first two, three in the following the arrival of Jorge Valdano as manager^[6]– before moving to RCD Espanyol in January 1996.^[7] At the other Catalonia side, he would play until the end of the 2000–01 campaign, scoring his only goals as a professional in the process;^[8]^[9]^[10] he also conquered the 1999–2000 edition of the Copa del Rey, being sent off in the 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid.^[11]^[6]

Nando retired in 2001, aged 33. He later became a businessman.^[3]^[6]

International career[edit]

Nando earned eight caps for the Spain national team, all while at Barcelona.^[6] His debut came on 12 September 1990 in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil, in Gijón.^[12]

Honours[edit]

Barcelona

La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92
European Cup: 1991–92
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1990–91

Real Madrid

Español

Copa del Rey: 1999–2000^[11]

References[edit]

^ 0–1: Caótico Athletic (0–1: Chaotic Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 23 February 1987 (in Spanish)
^ El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ¿Qué fue de los héroes de Wembley 92? (What happened to the heroes of Wembley 92?); Mundo Deportivo, 20 May 2022 (in Spanish)
^ Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already belongs to Real Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
^ Nando: "Diría mucho en mi contra si ahora hablara mal del Barça" (Nando: "I would be left in a very poor place if I was to speak ill of Barça now"); El País, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Qué fue de… Nando: uno de los que dio el difícil paso del Barça al Madrid (What happened to… Nando: one of those who made the difficult move from Barça to Madrid); 20 minutos, 3 January 2019 (in Spanish)
^ El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two and a half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)
^ Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)
^ El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)
^ NANDO Muñoz; Hall of Fame Perico, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b El Espanyol se corona en Mestalla (Espanyol crowned at Mestalla); El País, 28 May 2000 (in Spanish)
^ Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Nando at BDFutbol
Nando at National-Football-Teams.com
Nando at EU-Football.info

[1] 0–1: Caótico Athletic (0–1: Chaotic Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 23 February 1987 (in Spanish)

[2] El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)

[MD-3] ¿Qué fue de los héroes de Wembley 92? (What happened to the heroes of Wembley 92?); Mundo Deportivo, 20 May 2022 (in Spanish)

[4] Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already belongs to Real Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)

[5] Nando: "Diría mucho en mi contra si ahora hablara mal del Barça" (Nando: "I would be left in a very poor place if I was to speak ill of Barça now"); El País, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)

[20M-6] Qué fue de… Nando: uno de los que dio el difícil paso del Barça al Madrid (What happened to… Nando: one of those who made the difficult move from Barça to Madrid); 20 minutos, 3 January 2019 (in Spanish)

[7] El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two and a half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)

[8] Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)

[9] El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)

[10] NANDO Muñoz; Hall of Fame Perico, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)

[COPA-11] El Espanyol se corona en Mestalla (Espanyol crowned at Mestalla); El País, 28 May 2000 (in Spanish)

[12] Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)

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