Roberto Fernández Bonillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Fernández Bonillo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Betxí, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1979 | Villarreal | ||
| 1979–1981 | Castellón | 63 | (8) |
| 1981–1986 | Valencia | 135 | (36) |
| 1986–1990 | Barcelona | 144 | (35) |
| 1990–1995 | Valencia | 124 | (22) |
| 1995–1999 | Villarreal | 142 | (8) |
| 1999–2001 | Córdoba | 67 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1980 | Spain U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 1981 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1988 | Spain U21 | 21 | (7) |
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1983 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1991 | Spain | 29 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Valencia B | ||
| 2004 | Córdoba | ||
| 2006–2007 | Orihuela | ||
| 2008–2009 | Alzira | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Roberto Fernández Bonillo (born 5 July 1962), simply Roberto, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder, hard-working and with a powerful shot.
From 1981 and during the next fourteen years, he played with Valencia CF and FC Barcelona, eventually appearing in more than 700 official games in his career (20 professional seasons, 15 in La Liga).
Roberto represented the Spanish national team for nearly one decade, appearing at one World Cup and one European Championship.
Club career
Born in Betxí, Castellón,[1] Roberto started playing professionally with CD Castellón in 1979, after emerging through the ranks of neighbours Villarreal CF. After two seasons, he moved to another outfit in the community, Valencia CF, proceeding to score an impressive 33 La Liga goals during his first four seasons, but would be relegated in 1985–86.
Subsequently, Roberto moved to FC Barcelona, scoring 10 goals in 40 matches in his debut season, including a penalty in a 2–1 home win against Real Madrid (which won that year's league, ahead of the Catalans).
After 144 league matches and 35 goals with Barça, aiding the club to two vice-championships, two Spanish Cups and the 1989 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Roberto returned to Valencia in 1990, helping the Che to two consecutive fourth league places (1991–93), and spending almost the entire 1993–94 in the sidelines, due to injury.
In 1995–96, another return, now to Villarreal, which was in the second level. Roberto helped it achieve promotion in his third year and saw it get immediately relegated afterwards. He retired in 2001 at almost 39, after two seasons in division two with Córdoba CF.
Subsequently, after more than 700 official games, Roberto moved into coaching, for instance with Valencia's B side and lowly Orihuela CF.
International career
Roberto earned 29 caps and scored one goal for Spain from 1982 to 1991, and was included in the squad for the UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
His debut came during the former's qualifying stage, in a 1–0 home win against Iceland.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 December 1988 | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain |  Northern Ireland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 November 1990 | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | 3–2 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
Honours
- Barcelona
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
- Spanish Cup: 1987–88, 1989–90
- Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 1986
References
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Roberto Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Fernández – FIFA competition record
- International appearances; at RSSSF
- CiberChe biography and stats (Spanish)
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