Spanish footballer (1941–2018)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is
Serena .
Fernando Serena
Full name
Fernando Rodríguez Serena Date of birth
(1941-01-28 ) 28 January 1941 Place of birth
Madrid , Spain Date of death
15 October 2018(2018-10-15) (aged 77) Place of death
Pamplona , Spain Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Position(s)
Winger
Real Madrid Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1960–1961
Plus Ultra
25
(4) 1961–1968
Real Madrid
54
(11) 1961–1963
→ Osasuna (loan)
51
(9) 1968–1970
Elche
39
(3) 1970–1976
Sant Andreu
173
(18) Total
342
(45) 1959
Spain U18
1
(0) 1963
Spain
1
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Fernando Rodríguez Serena (28 January 1941 – 15 October 2018) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right winger .
He appeared in 144 La Liga matches during nine seasons, scoring a combined 23 goals for Real Madrid , Osasuna and Elche . With the first club, he won the 1966 European Cup .
Club career
Born in Madrid , Serena finished his development at Real Madrid , and started his senior career with their reserves . He then served a two-year loan at CA Osasuna , making his La Liga debut on 3 September 1961 in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Español [ 1] Atlético Madrid 3–1.[ 2]
Returned to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , Serena went on appear in 86 competitive matches (15 goals) and be part of the squads that won four national championships and the 1965–66 edition of the European Cup . In the latter competition, he scored the winning goal in the final against FK Partizan , controlling the ball with his chest and volleying in from outside the box in a 2–1 win in Brussels .[ 3] [ 4]
After a further two top flight seasons with Elche CF , with whom he took part in the 1969 Copa del Generalísimo Final against Athletic Bilbao ,[ 5] Segunda División club UE Sant Andreu in 1970. After 210 games across all competitions at the Camp Municipal Narcís Sala [ 6]
International career
Serena earned one cap for the Spanish national team , playing the second half of the 0–0 friendly home draw to France on 9 January 1963 after coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Enrique Collar .[ 7]
Death
Serena died in Pamplona , Navarre on 15 October 2018, at the age of 77.[ 8] [ 3] [ 9]
Honours
Real Madrid [ 3]
References
^ Miedes, José María (4 September 1961). "Osasuna, 2 – Español, 2" . Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 18 October 2018 . ^ Alzu, Carlos (18 September 1961). "Osasuna, 3 – A. Madrid, 1" . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2018 . ^ a b c "Falleció Serena" [Serena has died] (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018 .^ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups" . RSSSF . Retrieved 18 October 2018 .^ "Fallece el exfranjiverde Fernando Rodríguez Serena" [Death of former franjiverde Fernando Rodríguez Serena]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018 .^ "Homenatge a Serena abans del derbi" [Homage to Serena before the derby] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018 .^ "España, 0 – Francia, 0" [Spain, 0 – France, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 January 1963. Retrieved 18 October 2018 .^ "Fallece el exosasunista Fernando Rodríguez Serena" [Death of former Osasuna man Fernando Rodríguez Serena]. Deia the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018 .^ "Muere en Pamplona Fernando Serena, exjugador de Osasuna y campeón de Europa con el Real Madrid" [Death in Pamplona of Fernando Serena, former Osasuna player and European champion with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018 .
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