| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Martínez Perales | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-05-21)21 May 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Levante | 52 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Valencia B | ||
| 1987–1992 | Valencia | 140 | (7) |
| 1992–1997 | Deportivo La Coruña | 173 | (8) |
| 1998–2000 | Sevilla | 68 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Compostela | 32 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Atlético Arteixo | ||
| Total | 465 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Somozas | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cerceda | ||
| 2013 | Pontevedra | ||
| 2015–2016 | Banants (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando Martínez Perales (born 21 May 1967), commonly known asNando, is a Spanish retired professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back, also amanager.
In his career, the majority of which was spent atValencia andDeportivo, he totalled 413 games across the two top tiers ofSpanish football over 14 seasons. Of those, 343 were inLa Liga (15 goals).
Born inValencia, Nando began his career with local clubLevante UD, but moved across town toLa Liga'sValencia CF after securing promotion fromTercera División in 1987.[1] An attacking-minded fullback who started his career as amidfielder,[2] he spent five seasons at the latter, but started less frequently in his final two years following the arrival of BrazilianLeonardo.
Nando joinedDeportivo de La Coruña on afree transfer in the summer of 1992, which also sawAdolfo Aldana,Bebeto andMauro Silva arrive at theEstadio Riazor. During his spell, theGalician side began their rise toSuper Depor fame, winning its first two trophies – theCopa del Rey[3] and theSupercopa de España, both in 1995 – which were the player's first and only honours.
Following the arrival ofJohn Toshack as Deportivo manager in 1995, Nando once again found himself increasingly on the sidelines.[2] Although he regained first-choice status for the1996–97 season he lost his place to FrenchmanJérôme Bonnissel inthe following, and signed withSegunda División teamSevilla FC in January 1998 after five and a half years and 202 competitive appearances.
Nando helped theAndalusians to promote to the top flight in hisfirst full season, butsuffered immediate relegation in a campaign in which he played 30 league matches, and met the same fatethe following year with second-tierSD Compostela, after which he retired from professional football aged 34, going on to compete at amateur level withAtlético Arteixo.[2]
Nando made his debut forSpain on 14 September 1988 in a 1–2friendly loss toYugoslavia, inOviedo.[4] His second – and final – appearance came four and a half years later in a 1–1 draw withMexico, another exhibition game which was played inLas Palmas.[5]
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