Luis Fernández (footballer, born 1972) explained

Luis Fernández
Fullname:Luis Fernández Gutiérrez
Birth Date:29 September 1972
Birth Place:, Spain
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs2:Atlético Perines
Youthclubs3:Racing Santander
Years1:1992–1993
Years2:1993–1996
Years3:1996–2006
Years4:2006–2009
Clubs4:Racing Santander
Caps1:11
Caps2:53
Caps3:228
Caps4:36
Totalcaps:328
Goals1:0
Goals2:3
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Totalgoals:4
Manageryears1:2019–2024
Managerclubs1:Cayón

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

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

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

Betis

2004–05[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.abc.es/deportes/alfinaldelapalmera/noticias-betis/sevi-desafiando-mejor-betis-contemporaneo-202201230756_noticia.html Desafiando al mejor Betis contemporáneo (Challenging the best present-day Betis)
  2. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/futbol/copa-del-rey/expreso-argomilla-regresa-sardinero-20231119081431-nt.html El Expreso de Argomilla regresa a El Sardinero (The Argomilla Express returns to El Sardinero)
  3. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/04/25/pagina-13/1291046/pdf.html El Atlético vuelve al infierno (Atlético return to hell)
  4. https://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/la-historia/el-perfil-luis-fernandez-7643 El perfil: Luis Fernández (The profile: Luis Fernández)
  5. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2200/match=81610/postmatch/report/index.html Betis leave it late to claim victory
  6. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2200/match=81611/postmatch/report/index.html Betis blunt Monaco comeback
  7. https://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/deportes/2006/12/19/operacion-retorno-cantabria-da-resultado-42816241.html La ´operación retorno a Cantabria´ da resultado ('Operation return to Cantabria' pays off)
  8. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/379897/0/cronica/racing/osasuna/ 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))
  9. http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20090420/deportes/racing/triste-celebracion-para-munitis-20090420.html Triste celebración para Munitis y Luis Fernández (Sad celebration for Munitis and Luis Fernández)
  10. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20100524/deportes/racing/gran-hermano-verdiblanco-20100524.html El 'Gran Hermano' verdiblanco (The green-and-white 'Big Brother')
  11. https://eldiariocantabria.publico.es/articulo/deportes/gustaria-quedar-primeros-dice-luis-fernandez/20190829153341064122.html "Me gustaría quedar entre los cuatro primeros", dice Luis Fernández ("I would like to finish in the top four", says Luis Fernández)
  12. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/futbol/regional/ascenso-merito-doble-20210511193610-ntvo.html «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")
  13. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/futbol/tercera-rfef/cayon-consigue-titulo-ascenso-20230422220311-nt.html El Cayón consigue el título y el ascenso (Cayón get title and promotion)
  14. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/deportes/futbol/segunda-rfef/gimnastica-respira-envia-cayon-tercera-20240421154014-nt.html La Gimnástica respira y envía al Cayón a Tercera (Gimnástica breathe and send Cayón to Tercera)
  15. https://cadenaser.com/cantabria/2024/05/07/luis-fernandez-no-seguira-al-frente-del-cd-cayon-radio-santander/ Luis Fernández no seguirá al frente del Cayón (Luis Fernández will not remain at the helm of Cayón)
  16. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=309157.html Dani delivers for Betis

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