Gatito Fernández

Gatito Fernández
Personal information
Full name Roberto Júnior Fernández Torres
Date of birth (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2007 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Cerro Porteño 68 (0)
2009–2010 → Estudiantes (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Racing (loan) 14 (0)
2011–2012 → Utrecht (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória 39 (0)
2016 Figueirense 28 (0)
2017– Botafogo 33 (0)
National team‡
2007 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
2011– Paraguay 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2018

Roberto Júnior "Gatito" Fernández Torres (born 29 March 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Botafogo.

He is known as Gatito (English: little cat) for being the son of former Paraguayan 1986 World Cup goalkeeper Roberto Fernández, nicknamed Gato (English: cat).

Career

Club

Fernández started his professional career with Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño in 2007. He became Paraguayan champion with the club in the 2009 Apertura. Following the achievement, he joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes de La Plata. After a season in the club without any first team appearance, he joined Racing.[1] In August 2011, Utrecht announced to have signed Fernández on loan for one year to cover a possible departure of Michel Vorm. [2]

International

He debuted with the Paraguayan U20 national team in the 2007 South American Youth Championship replacing injured Blas Hermosilla. He was selected for Paraguay senior squad for the 2011 Copa América. He was an un-used substitute for the squad as they finished the tournament as the runner-up.

Honors

Club

Cerro Porteño
Botafogo

International

Paraguay

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Llegó el arquero Fernández a Racing". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. ↑ FC Utrecht rondt komst van doelman Fernández af - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ - UOL (in Portuguese)

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