Poli (footballer)

Poli

Personal information
Full name	Hipólito Fernández Serrano
Date of birth	(1977-03-20) 20 March 1977
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Betis B	36	(3)
1997–2002	Extremadura	166	(4)
2002–2005	Mallorca	96	(0)
2005–2006	Alavés	9	(0)
2006–2011	Recreativo	77	(0)
Total		384	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hipólito Fernández Serrano (born 20 March 1977), known as Poli, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

He played 191 games in La Liga over eight seasons, mainly with Mallorca and Recreativo (three years apiece). He added 157 matches and four goals in Segunda División.

Club career

Poli was born in Seville, Andalusia. After making his professional debut with CF Extremadura in Segunda División he moved in 2002, alongside teammate David Cortés, to RCD Mallorca, where they were the starting fullbacks during three La Liga seasons.

In 2005–06, Poli signed for fellow league club Deportivo Alavés, with little individual and team success (nine matches out of 38 for the player, relegation). In the following campaign he joined Recreativo de Huelva, freshly promoted to the top level.

With Recre, Poli was used mostly as a backup, although he started in the vast majority of his appearances, helping them to three consecutive top flight seasons, with relegation befalling in 2009. Subsequently, he featured sparingly due to injury problems, retiring in June 2011 at the age of 34 – he only played in two league games in his last year.

Honours

Mallorca

• Copa del Rey: 2002–03

External links

• Poli at BDFutbol
• Poli at Soccerway