Nando (footballer, born October 1967)

Nando
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Muñoz García
Date of birth	30 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Sevilla B
1987–1990	Sevilla
1990–1992	Barcelona
1992–1996	Real Madrid
1996–2001	Espanyol
Total
International career
1985	Spain U18
1989–1990	Spain U21
1990–1992	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Muñoz García (born 30 October 1967), known as Nando, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender (right-footed, he was also utilised on the flank).

He appeared in 305 La Liga games during a 15-year professional career, having represented four clubs, most notably Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Club career

Born in Seville, Nando started his career with hometown club Sevilla FC, his first game being on 22 February 1987 in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao where he played the full 90 minutes.^[1] He left in summer 1990 to join FC Barcelona – with the Andalusians having an option to rebuy – where he won the European Cup in 1992 and two La Liga titles in two seasons; at his new team, he reunited with his former Sevilla teammate Ricardo Serna.^[2]^[3]

Subsequently, Nando returned to Sevilla, but was immediately bought by Barça archrivals Real Madrid,^[4]^[5] where he would spend three and a half seasons with irregular playing time – 46 matches over his first two, three following the arrival of Jorge Valdano as manager^[6]– before moving to RCD Espanyol in January 1996.^[7] At the other Catalonia side, he would play until the end of the 2000–01 campaign, scoring his only goals as a professional in the process;^[8]^[9]^[10] he also conquered the 1999–2000 edition of the Copa del Rey, being sent off in the 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid.^[11]^[6]

Nando retired in 2001, aged 33. He later became a businessman.^[3]^[6]

International career

Nando earned eight caps for the Spain national team, all while at Barcelona.^[6] His debut came on 12 September 1990 in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil, in Gijón.^[12]

Honours

Barcelona

La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92
European Cup: 1991–92
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1990–91

Real Madrid

Español

Copa del Rey: 1999–2000^[11]

References

^ 0–1: Caótico Athletic (0–1: Chaotic Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 23 February 1987 (in Spanish)
^ El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ¿Qué fue de los héroes de Wembley 92? (What happened to the heroes of Wembley 92?); Mundo Deportivo, 20 May 2022 (in Spanish)
^ Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already belongs to Real Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
^ Nando: "Diría mucho en mi contra si ahora hablara mal del Barça" (Nando: "I would be left in a very poor place if I was to speak ill of Barça now"); El País, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Qué fue de… Nando: uno de los que dio el difícil paso del Barça al Madrid (What happened to… Nando: one of those who made the difficult move from Barça to Madrid); 20 minutos, 3 January 2019 (in Spanish)
^ El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two and a half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)
^ Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)
^ El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)
^ NANDO Muñoz; Hall of Fame Perico, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b El Espanyol se corona en Mestalla (Espanyol crowned at Mestalla); El País, 28 May 2000 (in Spanish)
^ Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)

External links

Nando at BDFutbol
Nando at National-Football-Teams.com
Nando at EU-Football.info

[1] 0–1: Caótico Athletic (0–1: Chaotic Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 23 February 1987 (in Spanish)

[2] El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)

[MD-3] ¿Qué fue de los héroes de Wembley 92? (What happened to the heroes of Wembley 92?); Mundo Deportivo, 20 May 2022 (in Spanish)

[4] Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already belongs to Real Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)

[5] Nando: "Diría mucho en mi contra si ahora hablara mal del Barça" (Nando: "I would be left in a very poor place if I was to speak ill of Barça now"); El País, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)

[20M-6] Qué fue de… Nando: uno de los que dio el difícil paso del Barça al Madrid (What happened to… Nando: one of those who made the difficult move from Barça to Madrid); 20 minutos, 3 January 2019 (in Spanish)

[7] El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two and a half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)

[8] Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)

[9] El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)

[10] NANDO Muñoz; Hall of Fame Perico, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)

[COPA-11] El Espanyol se corona en Mestalla (Espanyol crowned at Mestalla); El País, 28 May 2000 (in Spanish)

[12] Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)

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