Fernando Serena
Real Madrid in 1966 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Rodríguez Serena | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Date of death | 15 October 2018 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Pamplona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1961 | Plus Ultra | 25 | (4) |
1961–1968 |
Real Madrid | 54 | (11) |
1961–1963 | → Osasuna (loan) | 51 | (9) |
1968–1970 | Elche | 39 | (3) |
1970–1976 | Sant Andreu | 173 | (18) |
Total | 342 | (45) | |
International career | |||
1959 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
1963 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fernando Rodríguez Serena (28 January 1941 – 15 October 2018) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right winger.
He appeared in 144
1966 European Cup
.
Club career
Born in
Real Madrid, and started his senior career with their reserves. He then served a two-year loan at CA Osasuna, making his La Liga debut on 3 September 1961 in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Español[1] and scoring his first goal two weeks later to help the hosts defeat Atlético Madrid 3–1.[2]
Returned to the
the final against FK Partizan, controlling the ball with his chest and volleying in from outside the box in a 2–1 win in Brussels.[3][4]
After a further two top flight seasons with
1969 Copa del Generalísimo Final against Athletic Bilbao,[5] Serena signed with Segunda División club UE Sant Andreu in 1970. After 210 games across all competitions at the Camp Municipal Narcís Sala, he retired at the age of 35.[6]
International career
Serena earned one cap for the Spanish national team, playing the second half of the 0–0 friendly home draw to France on 9 January 1963 after coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Enrique Collar.[7]
Death
Serena died in Pamplona, Navarre on 15 October 2018, at the age of 77.[8][3] He had settled in the city after retiring, marrying María Ángeles Gastón and fathering two children.[9]
Honours
Real Madrid[3]
References
- ^ Miedes, José María (4 September 1961). "Osasuna, 2 – Español, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Alzu, Carlos (18 September 1961). "Osasuna, 3 – A. Madrid, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Falleció Serena" [Serena has died] (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Fallece el exfranjiverde Fernando Rodríguez Serena" [Death of former franjiverde Fernando Rodríguez Serena]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Homenatge a Serena abans del derbi" [Homage to Serena before the derby] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "España, 0 – Francia, 0" [Spain, 0 – France, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 January 1963. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Fallece el exosasunista Fernando Rodríguez Serena" [Death of former Osasuna man Fernando Rodríguez Serena]. Deia (in Spanish). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Muere en Pamplona Fernando Serena, exjugador de Osasuna y campeón de Europa con el Real Madrid" [Death in Pamplona of Fernando Serena, former Osasuna player and European champion with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fernando Serena.
- Fernando Serena at BDFutbol
- Fernando Serena at National-Football-Teams.com