Fernando Correa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Edgardo Correa Ayala | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cerro (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | River Plate (Uruguay) | 33 | (13) |
| 1995–2003 | Atlético Madrid | 141 | (34) |
| 1996–1998 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 72 | (27) |
| 2003–2005 | Mallorca | 36 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Valladolid | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | River Plate (Uruguay) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Peñarol | 25 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | River Plate (Uruguay) | 35 | (7) |
| Total | 362 | (95) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2004 | Uruguay | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Bella Vista (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Guaraní (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Pachuca (assistant) | ||
| 2018– | Cerro | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Fernando Edgardo Correa Ayala (born 6 January 1974 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan retired footballer and current football coach. A striker, he played mostly for Spain's Atlético Madrid. He is currently the head coach of Cerro.[1]
Club career
After four seasons with Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo), Correa moved abroad to Atlético Madrid, making his La Liga debut on 10 September 1995 against Racing de Santander. Incidentally, he would be loaned for two years to the Cantabrians, scoring 27 league goals in that period which was enough to earn a return to the Spanish capital. There, however, he would never be more than a decent attacking backup, at least in the top level; he did form an efficient offensive partnership with countryman Diego Alonso in 2001–02, as the Colchoneros returned to the top level after two years, combining for 35 league goals.[2]
After a two-year stint with RCD Mallorca and six further games for Real Valladolid (Segunda División), Correa returned to Uruguay and River Plate, signing for C.A. Peñarol after a short spell with China's Shanghai Shenhua FC. In 2009, the 35-year-old rejoined his first professional club.
International career
An intermittent Uruguay full international (one match in 1994, another in 1998 and two in 2004), Correa previously represented the nation at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his debut for the senior team on 19 October 1994 (aged 20), in a friendly match with Peru in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, replacing Darío Silva in the 78th minute of the 1–0 win.[3]
Honours
References
- ↑ Cerro: Fernando "Petete" Correa asumirá como DT y su asistente será Nelson Abeijón‚ futbol.com.uy, 7 January 2018
- ↑ "Diego Alonso y Correa no olvidan al Atleti" [Diego Alonso and Correa do not forget Atleti]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ Uruguay – International Matches 1991–1995 Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.; at RSSSF
External links
- Fernando Correa at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Spanish)
- Fernando Correa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fernando Correa at Soccerway