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Adrián Fernández (footballer, born 1977)

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Adrián Fernández
Personal information
Full name Claudio Adrián Fernández Leal
Date of birth (1977-01-30) 30 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Albion
1998–2000 Liverpool Montevideo
2000 Salus
2001–2004 Uruguay Montevideo
2005 Progreso
2006–2007 Sud América
2008 Deportivo Maldonado
Managerial career
2012–2016 Oriental
2016–2017 Villa Teresa
2017 Cerro Largo
2018 Villa Teresa
2019–2020 Sud América
2020 Villa Teresa
2022 Cerrito
2022 Juventud de Las Piedras
2023 Plaza Colonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Adrián Fernández Leal (born 30 January 1977) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Playing career

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Born in Montevideo, Fernández represented Albion, Liverpool Montevideo, Salus, Uruguay Montevideo, Progreso, Sud América and Deportivo Maldonado.

Managerial career

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After retiring, Fernández began his managerial career with Oriental. In July 2016, he took over Villa Teresa,[1] but left the following January.

In May 2017, Fernández was named in charge of Cerro Largo, but was dismissed in November.[2] On 25 January of the following year, he returned to Villa Teresa.[3]

On 26 July 2019, Fernández was appointed manager of Sud América,[4] but left the following February.[5] He returned to Villa Teresa for a third spell shortly after, before being named in charge of Cerrito on 15 January 2022.[6]

Fernández resigned from Cerrito on 11 April 2022.[7] He finished the year in charge of Juventud de Las Piedras, before returning to the top tier on 22 May 2023, after being named in charge of Plaza Colonia.[8]

On 28 August 2023, Fernández was sacked by Plaza Colonia.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Adrian Fernández nuevo DT del Villa lo estará acompañado como Ayudante Técnico por Andres Furtado" [Adrian Fernández new manager of Villa he will be accompanied as an assistant manager with Andres Furtado.]. Villa Teresa (in Spanish). Twitter. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ ""Aquel pasaje por Cerro Largo me sirvió para crecer tanto en el plano profesional como personal", dijo Adrián Fernández, quien fuera técnico de los arachanes entre mayo y noviembre de 2017" ["That spell at Cerro Largo helped me to grow both professionally and personally"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Melo. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Adrián Fernández asumirá como D.T. en Villa Teresa" [Adrián Fernández will take over as manager at Villa Teresa] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Sud América: Adrián Fernández es el nuevo entrenador" [Sud América: Adrián Fernández is the new manager] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Sud América: En busca de un nuevo entrenador" [Sud América: searching for a new manager] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Cerrito: Adrián Fernández se estrena como DT en Primera con muchos deberes por delante" [Cerrito: Adrián Fernández debuts as manager in Primera with many duties ahead of him] (in Spanish). El País. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Adrián Fernández dejó de ser el director técnico de Cerrito tras perder con Fénix" [Adrián Fernández left as manager of Cerrito after losing to Fénix] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Plaza Colonia designó al nuevo entrenador tras la destitución de Nicolás Vigneri" [Plaza Colonia appointed the new manager following the dismissal of Nicolás Vigneri] (in Spanish). El Observador. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Previo al partido con Nacional, Adrián Fernández dejó de ser el técnico de Plaza Colonia" [Prior to the match against Nacional, Adrián Fernández ceased to be the manager of Plaza Colonia] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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