George Fernandez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 29, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth |
San Francisco, California , United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1983 |
Cal State Hayward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1985 |
Cleveland Force (indoor) | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 64 | (8) |
| 1987–1990 |
San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 145 | (13) |
| 1990–1994 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 154 | (38) |
| 1995–1998 | Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) | 91 | (13) |
| Total | 460 | (72) | |
| International career | |||
|
US U-20 | |||
|
US Futsal | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Anaheim Splash | ||
| 1996–1998 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | ||
| 1998–2000 | Buffalo Blizzard | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cleveland Crunch (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Cleveland Crunch (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Fernandez is a retired American
Playing career
Youth
Born in San Francisco, Fernandez spent much of his youth in Hawaii. He played both soccer and football in high school and was offered a football scholarship by the
Professional
In 1983, the
National team
In 1981, he played two games with the
Coaching career
In 1994, Fernandez became the head coach of the Anaheim Splash of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He took the team, to the second best record in the league and was named the 1994 CISL Coach of the Year.[14] In September 1996, Fernandez became a player-coach with the Cincinnati Silverbacks.[15] He coached the Silverbacks for two seasons. In September 1998, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Fernandez.[16] The team fired him on March 1, 2000.[17] He then moved to the Cleveland Crunch as an assistant coach. When the Crunch fired head coach Bruce Miller in March 2001, Fernandez served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[18]
Yearly Awards
- CISL Coach of the Year – 1994
References
- ^ His Game is Growing Again
- ^ CSU East Bay Soccer Records
- ^ 1982 All Americans
- ^ "1983 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ CSU East Bay Hall of Fame Archived 2002-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NETTLES FILES FOR FREE AGENCY" Miami Herald Thursday, October 27, 1983
- ^ "SPIRIT, REFS TOO MUCH FOR FORCE TO OVERCOME" Akron Beacon Journal (OH) Saturday, October 26, 1985
- ^ "Fernandez signs with Cleveland" Evening Tribune (San Diego) Tuesday, July 31, 1990
- ^ "CRUNCH PLAYER NOW ANAHEIM COACH \ FERNANDEZ TAKES JOB WITH CISL TEAM, UNCERTAIN IF HE EVER WILL PLAY AGAIN" Akron Beacon Journal (OH) Saturday, May 7, 1994
- ^ "Silverbacks sign two" The Cincinnati Post Saturday, November 25, 1995
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995–1996 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1996–1997
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1997–1998 Archived January 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1994". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ "Silverbacks hire player-coach" The Cincinnati Post Friday, September 20, 1996
- ^ "BLIZZARD TO NAME FERNANDEZ NEW COACH" The Buffalo News Thursday, September 3, 1998
- ^ "BUFFALO FIRES FERNANDEZ; KITSON TAKES THE HELM" The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) Wednesday, March 1, 2000
- ^ "Crunch's Marinaro defends fired Miller" The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) Wednesday, March 7, 2001
External links
- articles.latimes.com
- MISL stats
- George Fernandez – FIFA competition record (archived)