George Fernandez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 29, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Cal State Hayward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1985 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 64 | (8) |
| 1987–1990 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 145 | (13) |
| 1990–1994 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 154 | (38) |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) | 91 | (13) |
| Total | 460 | (72) | |
| National team | |||
| US U-20 | |||
| – | US Futsal | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | Anaheim Splash | ||
| 1996–1998 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | ||
| 1998–2000 | Buffalo Blizzard | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cleveland Crunch (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Cleveland Crunch (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Fernandez is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He coached in both the Continental Indoor Soccer League and NPSL and was the 1994 CISL Coach of the Year.
Born in San Francisco, Fernandez spent much of his youth in Hawaii. He played both soccer and football in high school and was offered a football scholarship by the University of the Pacific but chose to attend Cal State Hayward instead. Fernandez played soccer at Hayward from 1979 to 1983. He was a 1982 and 1983 NCAA Division II First Team All American and has been inducted into the CSU East Bay Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1983, the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League drafted Fernandez but he did not sign with them. In October 1983, the Tacoma Stars had the first selection in the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft but swapped their pick with the Cleveland Force. The Crunch used the pick to select Fernandez. Fernandez played only six games over two seasons with the Force before being released in October 1985. On December 27, 1985, the Los Angeles Lazers for the remainder of the season. He ended up playing two seasons in Los Angeles. In 1987, Fernandez joined the San Diego Sockers as a free agent. On July 30, 1990, he moved to the Cleveland Crunch as a free agent. In 1992, the Crunch moved to the National Professional Soccer League. In 1994, he became the head coach of the Anaheim Splash in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. NPSL rules prohibited players and coaches from the CISL to compete in the NPSL. Therefore, the Crunch released Fernandez. In 1995, he returned to the NPSL when he signed with the Cincinnati Silverbacks.
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