Christian Fernández
Fernández in action for Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name Christian Fernández Salas[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985[1]
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Gimnástica
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Racing B 108 (16)
2007–2012 Racing Santander 90 (8)
2008 → Las Palmas (loan) 23 (4)
2012–2013 Almería 36 (6)
2014 D.C. United 15 (0)
2014–2016 Las Palmas 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Huesca (loan) 29 (3)
2016–2022 Oviedo 176 (9)
2022–2023 Fuenlabrada 16 (1)
2023– Gimnástica 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Christian Fernández Salas (born 15 October 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnástica de Torrelavega mainly as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Fernández was a product of hometown club Racing de Santander's youth academy, and he made his first-team debut on 7 January 2007 in a 2–0 away loss against Levante UD.[2] During that season he appeared in a further ten La Liga games, scoring his first goal in a 5–4 home defeat of Athletic Bilbao three months later.[3]

Midway through the 2007–08 campaign, Fernández was loaned alongside teammate Samuel San José to Segunda División strugglers UD Las Palmas,[4] and both proved instrumental as the Canarians retained their status, with the former netting four goals.[5][6][7][8]

Fernández had a breakthrough year in 2009–10, playing 29 league matches for Racing and scoring twice, including in a 3–1 win at CA Osasuna on 21 March 2010[9] as they eventually avoided relegation. After S.L. Benfica decided to recall László Sepsi from his loan[10] he had virtually no competitor for his position, and helped his team to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, notably netting in a 3–2 away victory over AD Alcorcón (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score.[11]

After the arrival of Domingo Cisma, Fernández's playing time became more limited, but he still totalled 38 appearances in his last two seasons (as either a left or centre-back),[12] scoring four goals. Santander suffered relegation in 2012 and, on 9 July of that year, he signed a two-year contract with UD Almería of the second division.[13]

On 29 December 2013, after being first choice in the Andalusians' return to the top flight but only a reserve subsequently, Fernández was released.[14] On 7 February of the following year, aged 28, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Major League Soccer's D.C. United.[15]

Fernández returned to his country on 6 July 2014, joining former club Las Palmas for three years.[16] On 6 August 2015, he was loaned to fellow division two team SD Huesca for one year.[17]

On 7 July 2016, Fernández signed a two-year deal with Real Oviedo in the second tier.[18] He never played less than 31 matches in his first five seasons at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere,[19][20] but only made four competitive appearances in 2021–22.[21][22]

Fernández moved to the lower leagues subsequently, where he represented CF Fuenlabrada (Primera Federación)[23] and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (Segunda Federación).[24]

Personal life

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Fernández announced that we would wear a shirt with the name Bolaño in it in honour of his father's second name.[25][26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bolaño". Diario AS. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Bolufer, Daniel (7 January 2007). "Importante victoria levantinista ante un Racing sin puntería (2–0)" [Important Levante win against aimless Racing (2–0)]. Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Racing Santander 5–4 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Christian Fernández se despide de la Unión rumbo a Santander" [Christian Fernández bids farewell to Unión heading for Santander]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 June 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Herrera, Cándido (20 January 2008). "Volvemos a la cruda realidad (2–1)" [Back to the naked truth (2–1)]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Las Palmas salva un punto ante el Racing de Ferrol" [Las Palmas rescue point against Racing de Ferrol]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 February 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "La UD Las Palmas derrota a un Cádiz sin rumbo" [UD Las Palmas beat drifting Cádiz]. Diario Bahía de Cádiz (in Spanish). 23 March 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Repaso de Las Palmas a un indolente Elche" [Las Palmas steamroll dormant Elche]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Racing rediscover scoring touch". ESPN Soccernet. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Racing Santander devolve Sepsi ao Benfica" [Racing Santander return Sepsi to Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "El Alcorcón se baja de la carroza" [Alcorcón get off pedestal]. El País (in Spanish). 6 January 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Christian se postula como sustituto de Cisma" [Christian poised as Cisma replacement]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Christian Fernández cambia el Racing de Santander por la UD Almería" [Christian Fernández swaps Racing de Santander for UD Almería] (in Spanish). Goal. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  14. ↑ Ferrero, Txabi (3 December 2013). "Christian paga caro el ascenso" [Christian pays dearly for promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "DC United sign Spanish left back Cristian Fernandez Salas". Major League Soccer. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Christian Fernández, refuerzo para la banda izquierda" [Christian Fernández, addition for left flank] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Christian Fernández jugará cedido en el Huesca hasta final de temporada" [Christian Fernández will play on loan at Huesca until the end of the season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Christian Fernández, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Christian Fernández, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Christian, el indiscutible" [Christian, the undisputed one] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Álvarez, Iván (25 October 2018). "Christian Fernández: «Sé que desempeño una labor ingrata, pero no necesito el reconocimiento de nadie»" [Christian Fernández: "I know my work is an ungrateful one, but I don't need acknowledgement from anybody"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Suárez, A. (25 December 2021). "Las notas de la primera vuelta en el Real Oviedo: defensas" [First-half-of-the season grades at Real Oviedo: defenders]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Mossa y Christian Fernández siguen sin tener noticias del Oviedo" [Still no news from Oviedo for Mossa and Christian Fernández] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Bolaño, segundo fichaje del Fuenla" [Bolaño, second signing of Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  24. ↑ García Mayo, Óscar (31 January 2023). "Christian Fernández: "Haberme retirado en el Racing hubiera sido la manera ideal de cerrar el círculo"" [Christian Fernández: "To retire at Racing would have been the perfect way of coming full circle"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Dorsales oficiales de la temporada 2018/19" [Official jerseys of the 2018/19 season] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  26. ↑ García, Ramón Julio (3 June 2022). "Christian Fernández ya es historia del Real Oviedo" [Christian Fernández is already history at Real Oviedo]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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