Abelardo in training with Barcelona |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abelardo Fernández Antuña | ||
| Date of birth | April 19, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tuilla (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | La Braña | ||
| 1986–1988 | Estudiantes Somió | ||
| 1988–1989 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1994 | Sporting Gijón | 179 | (13) |
| 1994–2002 | Barcelona | 178 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Alavés | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 385 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Spain U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Spain U23 | 12 | (5) |
| 1991–2001 | Spain | 54 | (3) |
| 2000 | Asturias | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2010 | Sporting B | ||
| 2010–2011 | Candás | ||
| 2011– | Tuilla | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Spain | ||
| Men's Football | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Abelardo Fernández Antuña (Spanish pronunciation: [aβeˈlarðo ferˈnandeθ anˈtuɲa]; born 19 April 1970), simply Abelardo, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
A player with good heading and marking ability, he was also known for a distinctive bald head, a style which he adopted from a relatively young age. During his career, he was almost exclusively associated with Sporting de Gijón and FC Barcelona, having amassed totals of 385 La Liga games in 14 seasons (24 goals).
Having won nearly 60 caps for Spain in one full decade, Abelardo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships.
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Born in Gijón, Asturias, Abelardo started his professional career with local Sporting de Gijón, with which he made his first division debuts. Signing with FC Barcelona for 1994–95, in a 275 million pesetas deal, he was always an important first team element, helping the Catalans to two leagues, cups and supercups, adding another two European trophies. However, he was greatly hampered by injuries in his final years at the Camp Nou.[1]
At 32, Abelardo joined Deportivo Alavés, initially signing a two-year deal,[2] but retired after just one season[3] due to a recurrent knee injury, which had already bothered him at Barcelona.[4]
Subsequently, he took up coaching, starting with his first team's B side, in 2008. Midway through his second year he was fired, with the club managing to retain its third division status nonetheless. In the 2010 summer, he moved to another club in the region, amateurs Candás CF.
Fernández signed for CD Tuilla for the 2011–12 season (also in Asturias and the fourth level), winning the Copa Federación de España (Asturias tournament).
Abelardo made his debut for the Spanish national team on 4 September 1991, in a friendly against Uruguay, in Oviedo. He went on to collect 54 caps with three goals, and was a participant at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000.
He was also an essential member of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, netting in both the semifinals (2–0, Ghana) and the final (3–2 over Poland).
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