Abelardo Fernández
Abelardo coaching Sporting Gijón in 2014
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| Full name | Abelardo Fernández Antuña | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | La Braña | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Estudiantes Somió | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | Sporting B | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Sporting Gijón | 179 | (13) | ||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Barcelona | 178 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Alavés | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 389 | (26) | |||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Spain U21 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U23 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||
| 1991–2001 | Spain | 54 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Asturias | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Sporting B | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Candás | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Tuilla | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Sporting Gijón (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting B | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Abelardo Fernández Antuña (Spanish pronunciation: [aβeˈlarðo ferˈnandeθ anˈtuɲa]; born 19 April 1970), known simply as Abelardo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
A player with good heading and marking ability, he was also known for a distinctive bald head, a style which he adopted from a relatively young age. During his career he was almost exclusively associated with Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona, having amassed La Liga totals of 385 games and 24 goals over the course of 14 seasons, and also managed the former for three years.
Having won nearly 60 caps for Spain in one full decade, Abelardo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships.
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Abelardo started his professional career with local Sporting de Gijón, with which he made his La Liga debuts. Signing with FC Barcelona for the 1994–95 season in a 275 million pesetas deal, he was always an important first-team element, helping the Catalans to two leagues, cups and supercups, adding another two European trophies. However, he was greatly hampered by injuries in his final years at the Camp Nou.
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