Sergio Fernández (footballer, born 1975)

Sergio Fernández
	Fernández as an Hércules player (2006)
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Fernández Álvarez
Date of birth	9 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	León, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Atlético Pinilla
	Puente Castro
1991–1993	Logroñés
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1996	Logroñés B
1996–1997	Cultural Leonesa
1997	Aurrerá
1998	Numancia
1998–1999	Poli Almería
1999–2000	Cartagonova
2000–2003	Cultural Leonesa
2003–2009	Hércules
2009–2010	Murcia
Total
Managerial career
2013–2014	Betis (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Fernández Álvarez (born 9 February 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career[edit]

Fernández was born in León, Castile and León. After playing most of his career in the third division (with a brief unassuming spell in the second with CD Numancia) he arrived at Hércules CF aged 28, and helped to a return to the second level in his second year.

Following the outstanding 2008–09 season, where his club narrowly missed on a La Liga return, negotiations broke down for renovation of Fernández's contract^[1] so, in late June 2009, he agreed on a move to fellow league side Real Murcia.^[2]

In the 2009–10 campaign, veteran Fernández was a defensive mainstay for Murcia, only missing three league games out of 42, but his team was eventually relegated. Aged 35 he decided to retire, being immediately appointed his last club's director of football; he moved to another former side, Hércules, in the following year, in the same capacity.^[3]

On 2 December 2013, Álvarez joined newly appointed Juan Carlos Garrido's staff at Real Betis, following the dismissal of Pepe Mel.^[4] On 16 June 2016 he was named sporting director at Deportivo Alavés, recently returned to the top flight.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Si alguien es culpable de mi marcha, ése no soy yo" [If someone is to blame for me leaving, it is not me]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 15 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "Pedro Sánchez y Sergio Fernández, primeros fichajes del Murcia" [Pedro Sánchez and Sergio Fernández, first 09/10 signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "Borge y Russo, a la cantera herculana" [Borge and Russo, to Hércules' youth system]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
^ "Sergio Fernández será el ayudante de Garrido, sustituto de Pepe Mel en el Betis" [Sergio Fernández will assist Garrido, who replaces Pepe Mel in Betis]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "Revolución total del Alavés en su regreso a la élite" [Complete revolution of Alavés in their return to the elite]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

External links[edit]

Sergio Fernández at BDFutbol

[1] "Si alguien es culpable de mi marcha, ése no soy yo" [If someone is to blame for me leaving, it is not me]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 15 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[2] "Pedro Sánchez y Sergio Fernández, primeros fichajes del Murcia" [Pedro Sánchez and Sergio Fernández, first 09/10 signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[3] "Borge y Russo, a la cantera herculana" [Borge and Russo, to Hércules' youth system]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.

[4] "Sergio Fernández será el ayudante de Garrido, sustituto de Pepe Mel en el Betis" [Sergio Fernández will assist Garrido, who replaces Pepe Mel in Betis]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[5] "Revolución total del Alavés en su regreso a la élite" [Complete revolution of Alavés in their return to the elite]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

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