Chano (footballer, born 1965) explained

Chano
Fullname:Sebastián Cruzado Fernández
Birth Date:28 February 1965
Birth Place:Huelva, Spain
Height:1.81 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Betis
Years1:1984–1986
Years2:1984–1991
Caps2:171
Goals2:16
Years3:1991–1999
Caps3:249
Goals3:27
Years4:1999–2001
Caps4:56
Goals4:2
Totalcaps:476
Totalgoals:45
Nationalyears1:1994
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Sebastián Cruzado Fernández (born 28 February 1965), known as Chano, is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Chano was born in Huelva, Andalusia. After being definitely promoted to Real Betis' first team for the 1986–87 season, he (who featured in 137 La Liga matches with the club, scoring 11 goals – he also spent one year in the second division) never ceased to be a nuclear midfield element in the following campaigns.

His status as a regular player continued with Chano's 1991 move to CD Tenerife, where he spent eight years, helping to the side's domestic and European consolidations (two UEFA Cup participations).[1] From 1986 to 1997 he never played fewer than 31 league games per season, but only managed 32 appearances in his last two years in Spain combined due to a severe knee condition.

At already 34, Chano moved to Portugal's S.L. Benfica,[2] still managing to have some impact in his two-year spell, after which he retired from football.

International career

On 9 February 1994, Chano earned his sole cap for Spain, as he played the entire friendly match with Poland (1–1) in front of a familiar crowd in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?. What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?. Sphera Sports. es. 18 January 2017. 21 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144142/http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/. 21 September 2017. dead.
  2. News: Internacionais e desconhecidos, é este o retrato dos jogadores espanhóis na Liga portuguesa. Internationals and unknown, meet the Spanish players in the Portuguese League. Público. pt. 3 August 2010. 21 September 2017.
  3. News: España empata, pero gusta. Spain draws, but is appreciated. Mundo Deportivo. es. 10 February 1994. 29 November 2014.