Fernando Muñoz García (born 30 October 1967), known as Nando, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender (right-footed, he was also utilized on the flank).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Muñoz García | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Sevilla B | 21 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Sevilla | 70 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Barcelona | 63 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Real Madrid | 49 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Espanyol | 123 | (2) |
| Total | 326 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Spain | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During a 15-year professional career he appeared in 306 La Liga games, having represented four clubs, most notably Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Club career edit
Born in Seville, Nando started his career with hometown's Sevilla FC, his first game being on 22 February 1987 in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao (90 minutes played). He left in the 1990 summer to join FC Barcelona – with the Andalusians having an option to rebuy – where he won the European Cup in 1992 and two La Liga titles in two seasons; at his new team, he reunited with former Sevilla defensive mate Ricardo Serna.[1]
Subsequently, Nando returned to Sevilla, but was immediately bought by Barça archrivals Real Madrid,[2] where he would spend three-and-a-half seasons with irregular playing time – 46 matches in his first two years combined, three in the following – before moving to RCD Espanyol in January 1996.[3] In the other Catalonia side he would play until the end of the 2000–01 campaign, scoring his only goals as a professional in the process.[4][5]
Nando retired in 2001, aged almost 34.
International career edit
Nando earned eight caps for the Spain national team, all while at Barcelona. His debut came on 12 September 1990 in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil, in Gijón.[6]
Honours edit
- Barcelona
- La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92
- European Cup: 1991–92
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1990–91
- Real Madrid
- Español
References edit
- ^ El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already a Real Madrid player); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
- ^ El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two-and-a-half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)
- ^ Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Nando Muñoz at BDFutbol
- Espanyol archives (in Spanish)
- Nando Muñoz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nando Muñoz at EU-Football.info