| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Manuel López Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-09)9 July 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Gran Peña | ||
| 1988–1989 | →Arosa (loan) | ||
| 1989–1993 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Figueres | 37 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Badajoz | 15 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Leganés | 38 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Badajoz | 117 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Osasuna | 19 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Jaén | 28 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Hércules | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 247 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emilio Manuel López Fernández (born 9 July 1965), simply known asEmilio López,[1] is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, and a currentcoach.
Born inVigo,Galicia, Emilio was aCelta de Vigo youth graduate. After representingGran Peña FC (thereserve team) andArosa SC, he was promoted to the former's main squad inLa Liga in 1989.
Emilio was subsequently third-choice during his four seasons at the club, and signed forUE Figueres in 1993 without making a single appearance. After appearing regularly he moved toSegunda División'sCD Badajoz in the 1994 summer, and made his debut in the competition on 27 November 1994 by starting in a 1–0 home win againstRCD Mallorca.
In 1995 Emilio joinedCD Leganés, also in the second level. After being an everpresent fixture inhis first and only campaign he returned to Badajoz, winning theRicardo Zamora Trophy in1997.
In June 1999, Emilio moved toCA Osasuna.[2] Afterachieving promotion to the top division he signed withReal Jaén, also in the second division.
Emilio retired withHércules CF in 2003, aged 37.
Shortly after his retirement Emilio returned to his first club Celta, being appointed goalkeeper coach.[3] In 2012, he joinedGetafe CF B in the same role, and was promoted tothe main squad in March 2014 after the arrival ofCosmin Contra.[4]