Christian Fernandez

Christian Fernandez Salas (born 15 October 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Oviedo mainly as a left back.

Club Career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Fernandez was a product of hometown club Racing de Santander's youth academy, and he made his first-team debut on 7 January 2007 in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD. During that season he appeared in a further ten La Liga games, scoring his first goal in a 5–4 home defeat of Athletic Bilbao three months later.

Midway through the 2007–08 campaign, Fernandez was loaned alongside teammate Samuel to second division strugglers UD Las Palmas, and both proved instrumental as the Canarians retained their status, with the former netting four goals.

Fernandez had a breakthrough year in 2009–10, playing 29 league matches for Racing and scoring twice, including in a 3–1 win at CA Osasuna on 21 March 2010 as they eventually avoided relegation. After S.L. Benfica decided to recall Laszlo Sepsi from his loan he had virtually no competitor for his position, and helped his team to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, notably netting in a 3–2 away victory over AD Alcorcon (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Кристиан Фернандес (russian)