Chano (footballer, born 1965)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Cruzado Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1986 | Betis B | ||
| 1984–1991 | Betis | 171 | (16) |
| 1991–1999 | Tenerife | 249 | (27) |
| 1999–2001 | Benfica | 56 | (2) |
| Total | 476 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sebastián Cruzado Fernández, commonly known as Chano (born 28 February 1965), is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Chano was born in Huelva, Andalusia. After being definitely promoted to Real Betis' first team for the 1986–87 season, he (who featured in 137 La Liga matches with the club, scoring 11 goals – he also spent one year in the second division) never ceased to be a nuclear midfield element in the following campaigns.
His status as a regular player continued with Chano's 1991 move to CD Tenerife, where he spent eight years, helping to the side's domestic and European consolidations (two UEFA Cup participations). From 1986 to 1997 he never played fewer than 31 league games per season, but only managed 32 appearances in his last two years in Spain combined due to a severe knee condition.
At already 34 Chano moved to Portugal's S.L. Benfica, still managing to have some impact in his two-year spell, after which he retired from football.
International career
On 9 February 1994 Chano earned his sole cap for Spain, as he played the entire friendly match with Poland (1–1) in front of a familiar crowd, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[1]
References
- ↑ "España empata, pero gusta" [Spain draws, but is appreciated] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 February 1994. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Betisweb stats and bio (Spanish)
- Tenerife archives (Spanish)
- Chano profile at ForaDeJogo
- Chano at National-Football-Teams.com