Leandro Fernández (footballer, born 1983)
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Leandro Sebastián Fernández (born 30 January 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender and was part of the gold medal Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics he was not initially part of the squad but was called up for the gold medal game to cover for the injured Nicolás Burdisso.[1][2] He also got 4th place in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Argentina squad that were runners up in the 2004 Copa América.
| Fernández with Dynamo Moscow in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leandro Sebastián Fernández | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Newell's Old Boys | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | River Plate | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Dynamo Moscow | 207 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Newell's Old Boys | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Danubio | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 329 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Argentina U23 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Argentina | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Fernández started his professional career at the age of 15 when he joined Newell's Old Boys. In 2005, he transferred to the River Plate. Fernández joined Dynamo Moscow, Russian Premier League football club in 2006 and soon became one of this club fans' favorite and was voted "best Player of the Year" by Dynamo Moscow supporters.
Honours edit
Club edit
Newell's Old Boys
International edit
- Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics: 2004 Athens
- Copa América runner-up: 2004
Individual edit
- Dynamo Moscow player of the year: 2005–06
References edit
External links edit
- Leandro Fernández at BDFA (in Spanish)
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 June 2009)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Leandro Fernández at Soccerway