| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Rubén Fernández Romero | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Tavernes Blanques | |||
| Torre Levante (youth) | |||
| 2005–2006 | Burjassot | ||
| 2006–2007 | Valencia (youth) | ||
| 2007–2010 | Valencia B | ||
| 2007 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 2011 | Huracán Valencia | ||
| 2011 | Asteras Tripoli | ||
| 2011–2012 | Gandía | ||
| 2012–2015 | Qatar U17 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2019 | Almería | ||
| 2020–2021 | Valencia B | ||
| 2021–2023 | Almería B | ||
| 2023 | Linares | ||
Óscar Rubén Fernández Romero (born 28 September 1974) is a Spanishfootballmanager.
Born inTorrefiel,Valencia,[1] Fernández graduated from theUniversity of Valencia and started his career at Tavernes Blanques CF before moving toCF Torre Levante's youth categories. In 2005, he was appointed manager ofBurjassot CF inTercera División.
Fernández moved toValencia CF in 2006, being named manager of theJuvenil squad. In July of the following year, he was appointed at the helm ofthe reserves in the fourth division,[2] and on 29 October 2007, afterQuique Sánchez Flores was sacked from the main squad, he was appointed interim.[3] His first professional match occurred two days later, a 5–1 loss againstReal Madrid.[4]
Fernández managed theChe for one further match, a 2–0 away defeat ofRCD Mallorca,[5] and subsequently returned to the B-team after the appointment ofRonald Koeman.[6] He left the club in 2010, and spent a year without work before being appointed at newly formed sideHuracán Valencia CF in June 2011.[7]
On 16 June 2011, Fernández announced his departure from Huracán, after having accepted an offer fromSuperleague Greece sideAsteras Tripoli FC.[8][9] In September, however, after only three matches, he was sacked.
On 24 October 2011, Fernández returned to Spain and was presented as manager of fourth division sideCF Gandía.[10] On 20 September of the following year, he moved to Qatar to work forAspire Academy, being manager of thenational under-17 team.[11][12]
On 10 July 2015, Fernández was appointed manager ofAtlético Madrid'sJuvenil A squad.[13] Roughly one year later he took overthe B-team,[14] achieving promotion toSegunda División B in2017 and reaching the third division play-offs in2019.
On 15 June 2019, Fernández was namedUD Almería manager inSegunda División, replacing departingFran Fernández.[15] On 3 August, however, after the club's change of owner, he reached an agreement to terminate his contract.[16]
On 4 August 2020, Fernández returned Valencia and its reserve team, with the side now in the third division.[17] He left the club the following 17 June, and returned to Almería four days later, now named manager ofthe B-team inTercera División RFEF.[18]
On 4 July 2023, Fernández was named in charge ofPrimera Federación sideLinares Deportivo,[19] but was dismissed on 22 November.[20]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Burjassot |  | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 052.38 | |
| Valencia Mestalla | | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 118 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 156 | 129 | +27 | 035.59 | |
| Valencia (interim) | | 29 October 2007 | 4 November 2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 050.00 | [21] |
| Huracán Valencia | | 2 June 2011 | 15 June 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Asteras Tripoli |  | 15 June 2011 | 19 September 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Gandía | | 24 October 2011 | 23 September 2012 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 024.24 | |
| Atlético Madrid B | | 29 June 2016 | 14 June 2019 | 118 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 167 | 120 | +47 | 047.46 | [22] |
| Almería | | 15 June 2019 | 3 August 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | [23] |
| Valencia Mestalla | | 4 August 2020 | 17 June 2021 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 007.69 | [24] |
| Almería B | | 21 June 2021 | 7 June 2023 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 051.92 | [25] |
| Linares | | 4 July 2023 | 22 November 2023 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 021.43 | [26] |
| Total | 408 | 161 | 114 | 133 | 547 | 438 | +109 | 039.46 | — | |||