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David Fernández (footballer, born 1985)

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David Fernández
Fernández in 2015
Personal information
Full name David Fernández Cortázar[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Rayo Vallecano B
2006–2008 Atlético Madrid B 59 (0)
2008–2009 Linares 26 (0)
2009–2012 Guadalajara 111 (0)
2012–2017 Oviedo 182 (4)
2017–2022 Alcorcón 190 (4)
2022–2023 Logroñés 31 (1)
Total 599 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Fernández Cortázar (born 6 April 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

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Fernández was born in Madrid. He achieved Segunda División figures of 299 games and five goals, representing CD Guadalajara (one season), Real Oviedo (two) and AD Alcorcón (five).[2][3]

In the 2014–15 campaign, Fernández and Oviedo were crowned Segunda División B champions.[4] On 31 May 2015, he scored the only goal in the play-off finals away against Cádiz CF, with the club earning promotion to the professional leagues 12 years later.[5]

Fernández retired in June 2023 aged 38, after one year in the Primera Federación with UD Logroñés.[6][3]

Honours

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Oviedo

References

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  1. ^ a b c "David Fernández". Diario AS. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "David Fernández ficha por el Alcorcón" [David Fernández signs for Alcorcón]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Azparren, Nacho (18 September 2023). "El héroe del ascenso del Oviedo se muda a la oficina: así es la nueva vida de David Fernández" [Oviedo's promotion hero switches to the office: meet the new life of David Fernández]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "¡Campeones!" [Champions!] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "El Oviedo gana 0–1 en Cádiz y vuelve a Segunda doce años después" [Oviedo win 0–1 in Cádiz and return to Segunda twelve years later]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ Martínez Glera, José (16 August 2022). "David Fernández cierra, por ahora, la plantilla de la UDL" [David Fernández completes, for the time being, UDL's squad] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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