| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Fernández Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | León, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Puente Castro | |||
| 1991–1995 | Logroñés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Logroñés B | ||
| 1996–1997 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1997 | Aurrerá | ||
| 1998 | Numancia | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Poli Almería | 36 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Cartagonova | 24 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Cultural Leonesa | 108 | (0) |
| 2003–2009 | Hércules | 210 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia | 39 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sergio Fernández Álvarez (born 9 February 1975 in León, Castile and León) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.
After playing most of his career in the third division (with a brief unassuming spell in the second with CD Numancia), Fernández arrived at Hércules CF aged 28, and helped it 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 his contract[1] so, in late June 2009, he agreed on a move to fellow league side Real Murcia.[2]
In the 2009–10 season, 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 team, Hércules, in the following year, in the same capacity.