Sergio Fernández Álvarez
 Fernández as an Hércules player | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Fernández Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | León, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Betis (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Pinilla | |||
| Puente Castro | |||
| 1991–1994 | Logroñés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1996 | 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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013– | Betis (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sergio Fernández Álvarez (born 9 February 1975 in León, Castile and León) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current assistant manager of Real Betis in La Liga.
Football career
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 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 team, 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]
References
- ↑ "«Si alguien es culpable de mi marcha, ése no soy yo»" [«If someone is to blame for me leaving, it is not me»] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 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] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Borge y Russo, a la cantera herculana" [Borge and Russo, to Hércules' youth system] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 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] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.