Mario Fernández (footballer, born 1988)

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Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Cuesta.

Mario Fernández Cuesta (born 30 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tropezón as a goalkeeper.

Club career[edit]

Racing Santander[edit]

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Fernández was a product of Racing de Santander’s youth ranks, and was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 season, acting as backup to established Toño and Fabio Coltorti. Benefitting from a serious injury to the former, he began being picked for some matches while also representing the reserves in the Segunda División B.[1][2]

On 6 January 2010, Fernández made his official debut for Racing’s first team, in a 3–2 away win against AD Alcorcón in the Copa del Rey;[3] he also featured in the second leg (0–0 draw), adding another two appearances in the tournament as they reached the semi-finals. As the Cantabrians were already safe from relegation, and longtime first-choice Toño was suspended, he made his La Liga debut on 15 May 2011, earning player of the match accolades in the 2–1 loss at Sporting de Gijón.[4]

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Osasuna[edit]

On 4 August 2015, Fernández signed a two-year deal with CA Osasuna of Segunda División.[5] Mainly a backup to Nauzet Pérez and later demoted to third choice after the arrival of Salvatore Sirigu,[6] he left the club when his contract expired in 2017.

Rayo Vallecano[edit]

On 18 August 2017, free agent Fernández joined second-division club Rayo Vallecano on a one-year contract.[7] He only managed two competitive appearances during his tenure at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, with his side returning to the top flight after two years as champions.[8][9]

Cartagena[edit]

Fernández returned to the third tier in the summer of 2018, with the 30-year-old signing for FC Cartagena.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 21 February 2021[11][12]
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours[edit]

Rayo Vallecano

References[edit]

  1. ^ Castillo, M. (6 July 2009). “Así será el Racing 2009–2010” [Meet the 2009–2010 Racing] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ “Mario Fernández sustituye a Coltorti en la lista para el partido contra el Mallorca” [Mario Fernández replaces Coltorti in squad for match against Mallorca] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ El Alcorcón se baja de la carroza (Alcorcón get off pedestal); El País, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Gijon guarantee survival; ESPN Soccernet, 15 May 2011
  5. ^ Osasuna ficha al guardameta Mario Fernández (Osasuna sign goalkeeper Mario Fernández); CA Osasuna, 4 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Osasuna hace oficial la cesión de Sirigu hasta el 30 de junio (Osasuna make loan of Sirigu until 30 June official); Diario AS, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Mario Fernández nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano (Mario Fernández new player of Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Vallecano, 18 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Galicia, Samuel (7 September 2017). “Juan Carlos y Brian acaban con el Rayo en menos de 20 minutos” [Juan Carlos and Brian finish Rayo in less than 20 minutes] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. ^ Nieto García, Carlos (29 December 2017). “Anuario VAVEL Rayo Vallecano 2017: Mario Fernández, el cántabro, sin minutos” [Rayo Vallecano 2017 VAVEL yearbook: Mario Fernández, the Cantabrian, no minutes] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. ^ Ruiz, Antonio (3 August 2018). “Mario Fernández refuerza la portería del Cartagena” [Mario Fernández bolsters the goal of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ^ Mario Fernández at BDFutbol
  12. ^ a b Mario Fernández at Soccerway

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