Luis_Fernández_(footballer,_born_1972)

Luis Fernández (footballer, born 1972)

Luis Fernández (footballer, born 1972)

Spanish footballer

Not to be confused with Luis Fernández or Luis Fernández Teijeiro.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Luis Fernández Gutiérrez (born 29 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back, and the manager of CD Cayón.

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In a professional career which spanned almost 20 years, he was best known for his time at Betis (also representing Racing de Santander), in which he spent one decade.

Club 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 against Atlético Madrid, on 24 April 1994.[1] He went on to play 56 competitive games, before signing with Real Betis of the same league for the 1996–97 season.[2]

At Betis, Fernández consistently appeared as his team's main left-back for ten years.[2] He featured in the UEFA Champions League for the Seville club in 2005–06,[3][4] having contributed 22 league appearances the previous campaign.

Aged 34, Fernández returned to Racing for 2006–07, playing 19 matches in his second season as they achieved a first-ever qualification for the UEFA Cup. 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,[5] and retired in the summer at the age of 37, continuing to work with the club as a scout in the following years.[6]

Honours

Betis

References

  1. [1]
    El Atlético vuelve al infierno (Atlético return to hell); Mundo Deportivo, 25 April 1994 (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    El perfil: Luis Fernández (The profile: Luis Fernández); Real Betis, 29 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Betis leave it late to claim victory; UEFA, 9 August 2005
  4. [4]
    Betis blunt Monaco comeback; UEFA, 23 August 2005
  5. [5]
    Triste celebración para Munitis y Luis Fernández (Sad celebration for Munitis and Luis Fernández); El Diario Montañés, 20 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    El 'Gran Hermano' verdiblanco (The green-and-white 'Big Brother'); El Diario Montañés, 24 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. [7]
    Dani delivers for Betis; UEFA, 11 June 2005
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