José Carlos Fernández González (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈkaɾlos feɾˈnandeθ], born 24 January 1971) is a Bolivian retired football goalkeeper who is currently active as director of football of Bolivian club Bolívar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Fernández González | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Tahuichi Academy | ||
| 1992 | FIU Golden Panthers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | Destroyers | 20 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Blooming | 55 | (0) |
| 2000 | Córdoba | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | Jaguares | 21 | (0) |
| 2001 | New England Revolution | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | Veracruz | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Bolívar | 74 | (0) |
| 2004 | Independiente SF | 16 | (0) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Cali | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Universitario de Sucre | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportes Melipilla | 22 | (0) |
| 2008 | José Gálvez | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | Blooming | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bolívar | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Italia | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Oriente Petrolero | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2004 | Bolivia | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2012 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editFernández developed his football skills at Tahuichi Academy, where he received a full scholarship to go to the United States and play while in college. After he finished school, he pursued a career as a professional goalkeeper.
International success at Cali
editIn his home country, Fernández played for important teams such as Oriente Petrolero, Blooming and Bolívar. He also went abroad to play for Córdoba CF in Spain, Jaguares and Veracruz in Mexico, New England Revolution in the MLS, Independiente Santa Fe and Deportivo Cali from Colombia.
Deportes Melipilla
editLate career
editInternational career
editHe has been capped for the Bolivia national team on 26 occasions,[1] having participated in 1999 Copa América and 2004 among the most important tournaments he took part in. He represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1999 Confederations Cup.[2]
Honours
editClub
edit- Blooming
- Primera División (2): 1998, 1999
- Bolívar
- Primera División (1): 2002
- Torneo de Apertura (1): 2009
- Deportivo Cali
- Torneo Finalización (1): 2005
- Oriente Petrolero
- Torneo de Clausura (1): 2010
References
edit- ^ Appearances for Bolivia National Team Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ José Carlos Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- José Carlos Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Carlos Fernández at ESPN FC