Roberto Fernández (footballer, born 1954)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1976 |
River Plate Asunción | ||
1976 | Valencia | 2 | (0) |
1976–1978 | Espanyol | 31 | (0) |
1978–1984 | Cerro Porteño | 182 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Deportivo Cali | 32 | (0) |
1988 | Libertad | ||
1989–1991 | Cerro Porteño | ||
1991–1993 |
Internacional | 38 | (0) |
1994 |
Palmeiras | 4 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Cerro Porteño | ||
International career | |||
1976–1989 | Paraguay | 78 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008 |
Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa, also known as Gato Fernández, (born 9 July 1954) is a retired
Club career
Fernández began his career, debuting professionally, at the age of 17 for Club River Plate of Paraguay. Some of his clubs include
Fernández played his final professional game in 1997 (Cerro Porteño vs. Sportivo Luqueño) at the age of 43, making him the oldest goalkeeper to play professionally in Paraguayan football history.
International career
During the late 1970s to the mid to late 1980s, his only challenger in goal for the Paraguay national team was
During the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Fernández started for Paraguay in all four games. He stopped a penalty kick from Mexican Hugo Sánchez to hold the host team to a 1–1 draw.
Retirement
After retiring, Fernández dedicated himself to working as a board of director at his original club (River Plate of Paraguay), and representing other footballers. His son, Gatito Fernández, is a professional goalkeeper, currently in the registry of Botafogo in Brazil.
Honours
Club
Cerro Porteño
- Primera División: 1990, 1996
- Torneo República: 1991
Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1991, 1992
- Copa do Brasil: 1992
Palmeiras
International
Paraguay
References
External links
- International statistics at rsssf