María_Fernández_(footballer)

María Fernández (footballer)

María Fernández (footballer)

Spanish footballer

For other people named Maria Fernandez, see Maria Fernandez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Almenar.

María Fernández Almenar (born 1 February 1985) is a Spanish retired football midfielder.

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Career

Having initially joined as a 13 year old,[2] Fernández played for Levante in Spain's Primera División between 2005 and 2011, winning the league in 2008. In 2011, she announced her retirement from the sport to take up a career as a teacher. She cited the low salary in women's football in Spain as a reason for retiring.[3]

Titles

References

  1. [1]
    "María Fernández Almenar". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "María Fernández, ex del Levante: "Al fútbol femenino se juega por amor al arte"". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 18 November 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "De futbolista a profesora por culpa de la crisis". Marca (in Spanish). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2021.


Flag of SpainSoccer icon

This biographical article related to women's association football in Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article María_Fernández_(footballer), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.