Walter Fernández

Walter
Personal information
Full nameWalter Fernández Balufo
Date of birth14 August 1989
Place of birthCaldes de Montbui, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Skoda Xanthi
Number14
Youth career
Espanyol
Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Barcelona B0(0)
2008–2009→ Mahonés (loan)
2009→ Antequera (loan)10(1)
2009–2012Gimnàstic44(0)
2011–2012→ Videoton (loan)33(1)
2013–2014Lokeren11(1)
2013–2014→ Petrolul Ploiești (loan)21(0)
2015–Skoda Xanthi11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Walter Fernández Balufo (born 14 August 1989), simply known as Walter, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Skoda Xanthi F.C. mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

Born in Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, Catalonia, Walter finished his formation at FC Barcelona.[1] He started his senior career in the lower leagues, being successively loaned to CF Sporting Mahonés and Antequera CF.[2]

For 2009–10 Walter signed for four years with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, making his professional debut on 30 August 2009 by starting in a 1–0 away win against Real Murcia[3] and finishing the season with 34 matches (21 starts). In late June 2011, however, both parties agreed to cancel his contract,[4] and he was loaned to Hungarian side Videoton FC for two years.[5]

Walter played his first game in top flight football on 24 July 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home success over Paksi SE. 11 days earlier he had first appeared in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 loss at SK Sturm Graz.[6]

In the following years Walter failed to settle with a team, representing K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen,[7] FC Petrolul Ploiești[8] and Skoda Xanthi FC.

References

  1. ↑ De Nul, Jolien (10 May 2013). "Interview Walter Balufo Fernandez: ex-Barça-speler in Lokerse loondienst" [Interview Walter Fernandez Balufo ex-Barça player employed at Lokeren] (in Dutch). K.S.C. Lokeren. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Antequera ficha a Walter Fernández, procedente del Sporting Mahonés" [Antequera signs Walter Fernández, from Sporting Mahonés] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Nástic gana a un Murcia inofensivo en su campo" [Nástic defeats harmless Murcia in its own ground] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Nàstic i Walter rescinden el contrato" [Nàstic and Walter rescind contract] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "A spanyol Walter Fernandez Balufo a Vidihez igazolt" [Spanish Walter Fernandez Balufo certified at Videoton] (in Hungarian). FMH Online. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sturm strike late to leave Videoton facing uphill task". UEFA.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Barça-speler verdwijnt langs achterdeur bij Lokeren" [Former Barça player disappears through the back door at Lokeren]. Belgium Soccer. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Două transferuri realizate de FC Petrolul" [Two transfers made by FC Petrolul]. Petrolul Ploiești. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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