Juan Gualberto Fernández Rivera (born 12 July 1941) is a retired footballer from El Salvador.[2]
 Fernández in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Gualberto Fernández Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | July 12, 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Alianza | ||
| 1964–1967 | UES[1] | ||
| 1970 | Atlante | ||
| International career | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Independiente | |||
| Cojutepeque | |||
| Alianza | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Club career edit
International career edit
Nicknamed El Pulpo (the Octopus), Fernández played in the El Salvador in the sixties and seventies. In 1968, he participated in the Olympics in Mexico, where he appeared in the losses against Israel and Hungary as well as the draw against Ghana.
In 1968 and 1969, Fernández also helped the national team qualify for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico when he represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. At the World Cup, he was a reserve and did not play in any match.
Coaching career edit
Fernández also served as an assistant and goalkeeping coach for Independiente, Cojutepeque and Alianza.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Gualberto Fernández :: Juan Gualberto Fernández ::".
- ^ "Noticias de El Salvador - la Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad".
- ^ "El Gráfico - Alianza ofrecerá homenaje a sus ídolos". www.elgrafico.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03.
- ^ ¿Qué PASó con... "El pulpo" Fernández? - El Salvador.com (in Spanish) Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Gualberto Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
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