Fernando Vega (footballer, born 1984)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Vega Torres | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2002 | Sevilla | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Sevilla B | 69 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Lorca Deportiva | 39 | (0) |
2006– | Betis | 118 | (2) |
International career | |||
2002 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
2004 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2011 |
Template:Spanish name 2 Fernando Vega Torres (born 3 July 1984 in Arahal, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis of the Spanish second division, as a left defender.
He is known for his exhaustive physical display.
Club career
Vega started his career with Sevilla FC, playing 69 matches for its B team. In 2005–06 he played with modest Lorca Deportiva CF in the second division, with the side eventually finishing fifth, being relegated the campaign after his departure.
In July 2006, Vega joined Real Betis on a free transfer, and eventually became first-choice at the Andalusian side in his first season, ousting veteran Enrique Romero, and appeared in 31 La Liga matches apiece in the following two years, although Betis would be relegated in the second.