Enrique Fernández Viola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Fernández Viola | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 6 October 1985 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1931 | Nacional | 23 | (8) |
| 1931 | Talleres (RE) | 2 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Independiente | 16 | (5) |
| 1933–1935 | Nacional | 41 | (19) |
| 1935–1936 | Barcelona | 17 | (8) |
| 1936–1937 | Nacional | 22 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1933–1935 | Uruguay | 8 | (1) |
| 1935–1936 | Catalan XI | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1946 | Nacional | ||
| 1947–1950 | Barcelona | ||
| 1950–1952 | Nacional | ||
| 1953–1954 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1955–1956 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1957–1959 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1959–1960 | Real Betis | ||
| 1961–1962 | Uruguay | ||
| 1962 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 1964 | River Plate | ||
| 1965 | Palestino | ||
| 1966 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 1967 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 1967–1969 | Uruguay | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2013 |
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Enrique Fernández Viola, commonly referred to as Enrique Fernández, (10 June 1912 – 6 October 1985) was a Uruguayan footballer and manager who played for Nacional, Talleres (RE), Independiente, FC Barcelona, Uruguay and the Catalan XI. As a manager, he won two Uruguayan championships with Nacional and La Liga titles with both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Along with Radomir Antic, he is one of only two coaches to have taken charge of both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid and he is the only coach to have won La Liga titles with both. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
In January 1935, while playing for Nacional, Fernández helped Uruguay win the South American Championship. His team mates at both Nacional and Uruguay included Héctor Castro. He subsequently joined FC Barcelona and under coaches Franz Platko and Patrick O'Connell helped them win the Campionat de Catalunya twice and reach the final of the Copa de España. His team mates while playing for FC Barcelona included Joan Josep Nogués, Josep Escolà and Domènec Balmanya. Fernández and Balmanya made their La Liga debuts for Barça together on 10 November 1935 in a 1–0 defeat to RCD Español. He played 17 games for FC Barcelona in La Liga and scored 8 goals. Fernández scored a hat-trick against CA Osasuna in a 5–0 win on 29 March 1936 and then 2 against Athletic Bilbao on 4 April 1936. He played his final La Liga game on 19 April 1936 in a 2–2 draw against Hércules CF.
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