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Luis Fernández
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernández Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1972-09-29) 29 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Argomilla [es], Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left-back
Youth career
Cayón
Atlético Perines
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Gimnástica 11 (0)
1993–1996 Racing Santander 53 (3)
1996–2006 Betis 228 (1)
2006–2009 Racing Santander 36 (0)
Total 328 (4)
Teams managed
2019–2024 Cayón
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luis Fernández Gutiérrez (born 29 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.

In a professional career that spanned 17 years, he was best known for his time at Betis, totalling 271 appearances over one decade. He also had two spells at Racing de Santander.

Playing career

Fernández was born in Argomilla, Cantabria. After starting out at lowly Gimnástica de Torrelavega, he made his La Liga debut for local giants Racing de Santander against Atlético Madrid, on 24 April 1994. He went on to play 58 competitive games, before signing with Real Betis of the same league for the 1996–97 season.

At Betis, Fernández consistently appeared as his team's main left-back for ten years. He featured in the UEFA Champions League for the Seville club in 2005–06, having contributed 22 league appearances the previous campaign.

Aged 34, Fernández returned to Racing ahead of 2006–07, playing 18 matches in his second season as they achieved a first-ever qualification for the UEFA Cup. On 19 April 2009, as he was nothing more than a fringe player, he appeared in his 300th top-division game, a 1–0 loss at RCD Espanyol, and retired in the summer at the age of 37, continuing to work with the club as a scout in the following years.

Coaching career

In summer 2019, Fernández was appointed manager of Tercera División side CD Cayón in his region of birth. He achieved two promotions during his spell, being relegated the same number of times and leaving in May 2024.

Honours

Betis

See also

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