Roberto Fernández (footballer, born 1979)
Spanish footballer
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Roberto Fernández Alvarellos (born 25 January 1979), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Roberto in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Fernández Alvarellos | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Chantada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Celta B | 71 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Sporting Gijón | 197 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Osasuna | 28 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Granada | 131 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Lugo | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 450 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Lugo (youth) | ||
| 2023 | Polvorín | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Roberto was born in Chantada, Province of Lugo. After several years struggling at RC Celta de Vigo, never making it past its B team, he moved to Sporting de Gijón in 2002.[1] Save for his first season, when he was backup to Juanjo Valencia, he was a starter during his spell,[2] winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2005–06 campaign by conceding only 31 goals in 38 games whilst going unbeaten for 825 minutes with the Segunda División club.[3]
In June 2008, after playing all the league matches but one to help Sporting return to the top division after a ten-year absence,[4] Roberto also moved to La Liga, signing a three-year contract with CA Osasuna.[5] After spending his first year on the bench, he eventually beat competition from veteran Ricardo (formerly of Manchester United)[6] and became first choice, but lost it again in the 2009–10 season, appearing almost exclusively in the Copa del Rey – he took the field in the league's last two rounds, with the Navarrese already safe from relegation.
On 14 July 2010, Roberto was released by Osasuna and signed a three-year deal with Granada CF,[7] returned to the second tier after 22 years. He only missed two games in the regular season in his first year, then starred in the play-offs in an eventual second consecutive promotion for the Andalusians.[8]
Roberto started in three of the four following seasons, all spent in the top flight. He joined CD Lugo on 17 July 2015, after his contract expired.[9]
On 1 June 2018, after spent the majority of his spell with the Galicians as second choice, Roberto announced his retirement at the age of 39.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta | 2000–01 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Gijón | 2002–03 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Segunda División | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Total | 197 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 199 | 0 | ||||
| Osasuna | 2008–09 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Granada | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 131 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | |||
| Lugo | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 379 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | ||