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Luis Fernández (footballer, born 1972)

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Luis Fernández
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernández Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1972-09-29) 29 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Argomilla [es], Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Cayón
Atlético Perines
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Gimnástica 11 (0)
1993–1996 Racing Santander 53 (3)
1996–2006 Betis 228 (1)
2006–2009 Racing Santander 36 (0)
Total 328 (4)
Managerial career
2019–2024 Cayón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Fernández Gutiérrez (born 29 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.

In a professional career that spanned 17 years, he was best known for his time at Betis, totalling 271 appearances over one decade.[1] He also had two spells at Racing de Santander.

Playing career

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Fernández was born in Argomilla, Cantabria. After starting out at lowly Gimnástica de Torrelavega, he made his La Liga debut for local giants Racing de Santander[2] against Atlético Madrid, on 24 April 1994.[3] He went on to play 58 competitive games, before signing with Real Betis of the same league for the 1996–97 season.[4]

At Betis, Fernández consistently appeared as his team's main left-back for ten years.[4] He featured in the UEFA Champions League for the Seville club in 2005–06,[5][6] having contributed 22 league appearances the previous campaign.

Aged 34, Fernández returned to Racing ahead of 2006–07,[7] playing 18 matches in his second season as they achieved a first-ever qualification for the UEFA Cup.[8] On 19 April 2009, as he was nothing more than a fringe player, he appeared in his 300th top-division game, a 1–0 loss at RCD Espanyol,[9] and retired in the summer at the age of 37, continuing to work with the club as a scout in the following years.[10]

Coaching career

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In summer 2019, Fernández was appointed manager of Tercera División side CD Cayón in his region of birth.[11] He achieved two promotions during his spell,[12][13] being relegated the same number of times[14] and leaving in May 2024.[15]

Honours

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Betis

References

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  1. ^ Desafiando al mejor Betis contemporáneo (Challenging the best present-day Betis); ABC, 23 January 2022 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Expreso de Argomilla regresa a El Sardinero (The Argomilla Express returns to El Sardinero); El Diario Montañés, 19 November 2023 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Atlético vuelve al infierno (Atlético return to hell); Mundo Deportivo, 25 April 1994 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b El perfil: Luis Fernández (The profile: Luis Fernández); Real Betis, 29 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Betis leave it late to claim victory; UEFA, 9 August 2005
  6. ^ Betis blunt Monaco comeback; UEFA, 23 August 2005
  7. ^ La ´operación retorno a Cantabria´ da resultado ('Operation return to Cantabria' pays off); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 19 December 2006 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0) (Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)); 20 minutos, 18 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Triste celebración para Munitis y Luis Fernández (Sad celebration for Munitis and Luis Fernández); El Diario Montañés, 20 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El 'Gran Hermano' verdiblanco (The green-and-white 'Big Brother'); El Diario Montañés, 24 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Me gustaría quedar entre los cuatro primeros", dice Luis Fernández ("I would like to finish in the top four", says Luis Fernández); El Diario Cantabria, 29 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ «El ascenso tiene mérito doble porque el covid nos ha dado bastante fuerte» ("Promotion has twice more merit because covid has hit us pretty hard"); El Diario Montañés, 11 May 2021 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ El Cayón consigue el título y el ascenso (Cayón get title and promotion); El Diario Montañés, 22 April 2023 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ La Gimnástica respira y envía al Cayón a Tercera (Gimnástica breathe and send Cayón to Tercera); El Diario Montañés, 21 April 2024 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Luis Fernández no seguirá al frente del Cayón (Luis Fernández will not remain at the helm of Cayón); Cadena SER, 7 May 2024 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Dani delivers for Betis; UEFA, 11 June 2005
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