José Carlos Fernández (Bolivian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Carlos Fernández González | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Tahuichi Academy | ||
| 1992 | FIU Golden Panthers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | Destroyers | 20 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Blooming | 55 | (0) |
| 2000 | Córdoba | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | Jaguares | 21 | (0) |
| 2001 | New England Revolution | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | Veracruz | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Bolívar | 74 | (0) |
| 2004 | Independiente SF | 16 | (0) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Cali | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Universitario de Sucre | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportes Melipilla | 22 | (0) |
| 2008 | José Gálvez | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | Blooming | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bolívar | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Italia | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Oriente Petrolero | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2004 | Bolivia | 25 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2012 | |||
José Carlos Fernández González (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈkarlos ferˈnandeθ], born 24 January 1971) is a former Bolivian football goalkeeper that played 25 times for his national team. He is currently active as director of football of Bolivian club Bolívar.
Club career
Early career
Fernández developed his football skills at the prestigious Tahuichi Academy, where he received a full scholarship to go to the United States and play while in college. After he finished school, he pursued a career as a professional goalkeeper.
International success at Cali
In his home country, Fernández played for important teams such as Oriente Petrolero, Blooming and Bolívar. He also went abroad to play for Córdoba CF in Spain, Jaguares and Veracruz in Mexico, New England Revolution in the MLS, Independiente Santa Fe and Deportivo Cali from Colombia.
Deportes Melipilla
Late career
International career
He has capped for the Bolivian national team in 25 occasions, having participated in Copa América 1999 and 2004 among the most important tournaments he took part in.
Honours
Club
- Blooming
- Primera División (2): 1998, 1999
- Bolívar
- Primera División (1): 2002
- Torneo de Apertura (1): 2009
- Deportivo Cali
- Torneo Finalización (1): 2005
- Oriente Petrolero
- Torneo de Clausura (1): 2010
External links
- Carlos Fernández.html José Carlos Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Carlos Fernández at ESPN FC
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- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Bolivian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Bolivia international footballers
- Bolivian expatriate footballers
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Bolivian expatriates in Colombia
- 2004 Copa América players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Club Destroyers players
- Club Blooming players
- Córdoba CF footballers
- Club Bolívar players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- New England Revolution players
- Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz footballers
- Chiapas F.C. footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Peru
- Major League Soccer players
- FIU Panthers men's soccer players