Abelardo Fernandes Antoña ( Spanish: Abelardo Fernández Antuña ; April 19, 1970 , Gijón ) - Spanish footballer . He played the defender position. He has 385 matches in the championship of Spain and 54 in the national team .
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| Full name | Abelardo Fernandez Antunya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Pitu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | April 19, 1970 (49 years) Gijon , Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 185 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
At the junior level, Abelardo played for several local teams, after which he moved to the Sporting Hihon Academy. In 1989, he signed a professional contract with this club. For "Sporting" Abelardo played for 5 seasons, in which he played 178 matches.
In one of the grandees of Spanish football - " Barcelona " - Abelardo passed already established player with experience playing at major international tournaments. For 7 years spent in Barcelona, he twice won the championship , the Cup and the Super Cup of Spain , and also became the winner of two European competitions - the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup . The last years Abelardo in Catalonia were spoiled by injuries [1] .
At the age of 32, Abelardo moved to Alaves . The contract signed by the player, was designed for 2 years, but after one season, the Spaniard ended his career. The cause of the problems with the knee, which began with a football player back in Barcelona.
International
Abelardo made his debut in the adult Spanish national team on September 4, 1991 in a friendly match with Paraguay . In total, for the national team, he spent 54 matches and scored three goals. Took part in two world championships ( 1994 , 1998 ) and two European championships ( 1996 , 2000 ).
He participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, home for the Spaniards , and won the gold medal. Abelardo scored 2 goals in that draw - in the semi final of Ghana and in the final match with the Poles .
Coaching
After completing his playing career, Abelardo worked with the children's and youth teams of his native Sporting . From 2008 to 2010, he headed the double of the hihontis - Sporting B.
Before the start of the 2010/11 season, Abelardo headed the fourth most important Spanish division, Candace .
On May 4, 2014, Abelardo was appointed head coach of the Hihon team. It took the club and coach two seasons to win a promotion from Segunda to Example. The contract with the coach was terminated in January 2017 after an unsuccessful 15-game series, in which Sporting scored only 5 points. For early termination of the contract, the coach was entitled to a compensation of 4 million euros, but Abelardo refused the money. The publication Football Espana published the words of Abelardo: “I really love this club. Yes, I had a contract until 2020, but I can not do that with the team. Refusing money is not a problem. There are more important things. The blame for the bad sporting results lies with me. For this reason, I decided to leave. ”
On December 1, 2017, Abelardo Fernandez took the lead over Alaves [2] , at that time the team had only six points and the last place in the standings.
Achievements
Team
Barcelona
- Champion of Spain : 1998, 1999
- Spanish Cup Winner: 1997, 1998
- Winner of the Spanish Super Cup : 1994, 1996
- Winner Cup Winners Cup : 1997
- UEFA Super Cup Winner: 1997
Spain Olympic Team
- Olympic champion: 1992
Notes
- Бар Barça can forget about Abelardo . Sports.ru (March 14, 2001). The appeal date is July 11, 2010. Archived on May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Abelardo Fernandez headed the Alaves
Links
- Player profile and coach profile (English) on the website Transfermarkt
- Player Profile (English) . FIFA official website. The circulation date is June 16, 2010. Archived on May 3, 2012.
- (English)