Luis Fernández Gutiérrez (born 29 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernández Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Argomilla, 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 | |||
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
editFernández 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
editIn 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
editBetis
References
edit- ^ Desafiando al mejor Betis contemporáneo (Challenging the best present-day Betis); ABC, 23 January 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Expreso de Argomilla regresa a El Sardinero (The Argomilla Express returns to El Sardinero); El Diario Montañés, 19 November 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Atlético vuelve al infierno (Atlético return to hell); Mundo Deportivo, 25 April 1994 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b El perfil: Luis Fernández (The profile: Luis Fernández); Real Betis, 29 September 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Betis leave it late to claim victory; UEFA, 9 August 2005
- ^ Betis blunt Monaco comeback; UEFA, 23 August 2005
- ^ La ´operación retorno a Cantabria´ da resultado ('Operation return to Cantabria' pays off); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 19 December 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Triste celebración para Munitis y Luis Fernández (Sad celebration for Munitis and Luis Fernández); El Diario Montañés, 20 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El 'Gran Hermano' verdiblanco (The green-and-white 'Big Brother'); El Diario Montañés, 24 May 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ "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)
- ^ «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)
- ^ El Cayón consigue el título y el ascenso (Cayón get title and promotion); El Diario Montañés, 22 April 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Gimnástica respira y envía al Cayón a Tercera (Gimnástica breathe and send Cayón to Tercera); El Diario Montañés, 21 April 2024 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Dani delivers for Betis; UEFA, 11 June 2005
External links
edit- Luis Fernández at BDFutbol
- Luis Fernández manager profile at BDFutbol
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)