Freddy Fernández (footballer)

José Freddy Fernández Beita (born February 25, 1974) is a Costa Rican footballer who played as defender.

Freddy Fernández
Personal information
Full name José Freddy Fernández Beita
Date of birth (1974-02-25) February 25, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth , Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2009 Pérez Zeledón 212 (20)
2009 Águilas Guanacastecas 10 (0)
2010 Santos de Guápiles 10 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Costa Rica 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Pérez Zeledón, Fernández began playing club football with Municipal Pérez Zeledón at 20 years of age.[1] After spending most of his career with his hometown club, he joined Águilas Guanacastecas in May 2009[2] but left them after a brief spell[3] and finished his career with Santos de Guápiles.[4]

International career

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Fernández made several appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, captaining the side during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.[4] He made his international debut in the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[5] Fernández also participated in the 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[6][7]

His final international was an August 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

Honours

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  • CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009

Personal

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His parents are Aricelda Beita and Ezequías Fernández.[8]

Fernández is the brother of former Costa Rica international footballer, Pastor Fernández.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Los más leales del fútbol mayor - Al Día (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Freddy Fernández firma con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Freddy Fernández fuera de Liberia Mía - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b "Fernández será ficha de Santos" [Fernández will join Santos]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 14 January 2010.
  5. ^ Hernández Cerdas, Kenneth (14 January 2009). "Freddy Fernández elegido referente será el capitán el la UNCAF" [Freddy Fernández elected captain for UNCAF Cup] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. ^ Saaid, Hamdan (19 July 2007). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24.
  7. ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco (12 August 2009). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.
  8. ^ El cabezazo de Pastor Fernández que nos puso en Italia 90 - AD Sagrada Familia
  9. ^ Aguilar, Alexander (17 July 2009). "Grité en la calle" [I cried in the street] (in Spanish). Al Día.
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