Àlex Fernández (footballer, born 1974)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Àlex Fernández
Personal information
Full name Àlex Fernández Sánchez
Date of birth (1974-02-14) 14 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Palamós, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Palamós 44 (4)
1995–1998 Espanyol 14 (2)
1997 → Lleida (loan) 14 (3)
1998 → Elche (loan) 14 (2)
1998–2001 Osasuna 79 (8)
2001–2005 Espanyol 95 (4)
2005–2006 Xerez 13 (0)
Total 273 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Àlex Fernández Sánchez (born 14 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in La Liga for both Espanyol and Osasuna, making 125 appearances across two spells with the former.[1]

Club career

Born in Palamós, Girona, Catalonia, Fernández began his professional career in 1992 with local Segunda División side Palamós CF. After making a handful of appearances for his first two seasons, Fernández became key part of the side during the 1994–95 season.[1] Although Palamós finished the year in the relegation places,[2] Fernández's performances earned him a move to La Liga with Espanyol.[1]

Fernández made 20 appearances for Espanyol in all competitions in his first season, but struggled to establish himself in the first team after that. He had loan spells back in the Segunda División with Lleida in 1997 and Elche in 1998, again experiencing relegation with the latter, before a permanent move to the second tier with Osasuna in August 1998.[1][3]

Fernández was a key part in the Osasuna side for three seasons, and played 37 times as they won promotion as Segunda División runners-up in 1999–2000. In 2001, he returned to Espanyol for a second stint that was much more successful than his first. He made 98 appearances for the club in four seasons, scoring five times, before returning to the Segunda División with Xerez in 2005. He retired a year later, aged 32, having made 16 appearances in his one season with the Andalusian club.[1]

Honours

Osasuna

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Àlex Fernández - Footballer". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "historia segunda division a 1994-1995". La Futbolteca. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Àlex Fernández". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.