Raúl Fernández (footballer)

Raúl Omar Fernández Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [ɾaˈul feɾˈnandeð βalˈβeɾðe]; born 6 October 1985 in Lima, Peru) is a professional Peruvian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Binacional in the Peruvian first division league.

Raúl Fernández
Fernández warming up for the 2013 MLS All-Star Game
Personal information
Full name Raúl Omar Fernández Valverde
Date of birth (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985[1]
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Binacional
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2005 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Universitario 5 (0)
2006 Sport Áncash 2 (0)
2007–2010 Universitario 130 (0)
2011–2012 Nice 2 (0)
2011 → Universitario (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2014 FC Dallas 48 (0)
2014 FC Dallas Reserves 3 (0)
2015–2018 Universitario 54 (0)
2019 César Vallejo 27 (0)
2020– Binacional 5 (0)
National team
2008–2014 Peru 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Valverde.

Club career

Universitario de Deportes

Fernández got his start in the youth system of Universitario de Deportes. He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–1 draw with Unión Huaral on July 31, 2005.

He spent half of the 2006 season playing for Sport Áncash but returned to Universitario the following season.

After Juan Flores left Universitario to sign with Cienciano for the 2007 season, José Carvallo took over as the team's starting goalkeeper over Fernández. On September 22, 2007, the coach, Julio Gómez, decided to give Fernández his first start of the season against Total Clean.[2] Universitario won the match 0–1 and Fernández became the starting goalkeeper for the team after that game.

In 2008, Fernández helped his team win the Torneo Apertura 2008, with Ricardo Gareca as his coach. His strong performances earned him the nickname 'Superman' and he was chosen as the Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2008 season.[3]

In 2009, Universitario won the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado after defeating their local rival, Alianza Lima, in a playoff series to conclude a season where Fernández was considered a key factor for the team's success. His performances throughout the year, especially in the first playoff game against Alianza Lima got the attention of international scouts who would later contact him from various clubs in Europe. He was named the Goalkeeper of the Year and Player of the Year for the 2009 Peruvian domestic league.[4]

OGC Nice

Fernández signed with French club OGC Nice on December 2010.[5] However, Universitario de Deportes opted to take him on loan for the first six months of his deal. He made his debut for Nice in the third round of the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, in a 1–2 victory against Toulouse.[6] He was Nice's match hero against Dijon when he stopped a penalty during shoot-outs to help his team advance to the semifinals of the same tournament.[7] He had limited appearances during his time with the club, who had David Ospina as their starting goalkeeper.

FC Dallas

Fernández signed with FC Dallas on January 10, 2013.[8] He made his regular-season debut on the club's opening match for the 2013 season in a 1–0 victory versus Colorado Rapids.[9] Due to his good performances for the club, he was voted by the fans to be the starting goalkeeper for the MLS All-Stars roster in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game.[10] After two seasons with Dallas, Fernández was released at the end of the 2014 season following the team's acquisition of Dan Kennedy.[11]

Universitario de Deportes

Fernández returned to Universitario after signing a four-year contract on January 2015.[12] In 2016, playing against Juan Aurich, he crashed with a teammate and suffered a knee injury that kept him sidelined for months.[13] Despite the absence of Fernández, Universitario won the 2016 Torneo Apertura with Carlos Cáceda taking over as the new starting goalkeeper. He was heavily blamed for Universitario's exit from the 2018 Copa Libertadores after a costly error on the final minutes of the second leg game of the first stage allowed Oriente Petrolero to score an away goal that would eliminate the team from advancing to the second stage.[14]

Universidad César Vallejo

On January 2019, Fernández signed for the recently promoted Universidad César Vallejo and reunited with former head coach José del Solar.[15]

Deportivo Binacional

On January 11, 2020, Fernández signed for the reigning Peruvian Liga 1 champions Deportivo Binacional.[16]

International career

Fernández was first called up to play for Peru by José del Solar in March 2008 for a friendly match against Costa Rica. He made his debut in the final minutes of that match, subbing in for George Forsyth.[17] Del Solar called up Fernández for some of Peru's 2010 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualification campaign but only used him for one match, against Ecuador in a 1–2 loss.[18] After Del Solar's departure from the national team, Sergio Markarian was appointed as the new manager. Fernández was called up by Markarian for a series of friendly games in 2010 and 2011, including the 2011 Kirin Cup in Japan. He was also part of Peru's squad for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, in which he helped Peru finish third place.[19] For the 2014 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualification campaign, Fernández played in 11 of Peru's matches. After Markarian left the national team, new interim head coach Pablo Bengoechea called up Fernández for some of Peru's friendly matches in 2014. Fernández's last appearance for Peru was in a friendly match against Chile, in which Peru lost 0–3.[20] In total, Fernández has made 29 appearances for the national team and has recorded 14 clean sheets.

Raúl Fernández appearances for Peru[21]
#DateVenueOpponentResult*Competition
2008
1.26 March 2008Estadio Max Augustín, Iquitos, Peru Costa Rica3–1International Match
2009
2.6 February 2009Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA El Salvador0–1International Match
3.7 June 2009Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru Ecuador1–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.18 November 2009Sun Life Stadium, Miami, USA Honduras2–1International Match
2010
5.4 September 2010BMO Field, Toronto, Canada Canada2–0International Match
6.12 October 2010Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama0–1International Match
2011
7.4 June 2011Matsumoto Stadium, Matsumoto, Japan Czech Republic0–02011 Kirin Cup
8.28 June 2011Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru Senegal1–0International Match
9.4 July 2011Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina Uruguay1–12011 Copa América
10.8 July 2011Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina Mexico1–02011 Copa América
11.16 July 2011Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina Colombia2–02011 Copa América
12.19 March 2011Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina Uruguay0–22011 Copa América
13.23 July 2011Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina Venezuela4–12011 Copa América
14.7 October 2011Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Paraguay2–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.11 October 2011Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile Chile2–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.15 November 2011Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador Ecuador0–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2012
17.15 August 2012National Stadium, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–0International Match
18.7 September 2012Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Venezuela2–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.11 September 2012Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Argentina1–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.16 October 2012Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Paraguay0–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.14 November 2012BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, USA Honduras0–0International Match
2013
22.23 March 2013Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Chile1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.8 June 2013Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Ecuador1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.11 June 2013Estadio Metropolitanol, Barranquilla, Colombia Colombia0–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.14 August 2013Sangam Stadium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea0–0International Match
26.7 September 2013Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Uruguay1–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.11 September 2013Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Venezuela2–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2014
28.30 May 2014Wembley Stadium, London, England England0–3International Match
29.11 October 2014Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile Chile0–3International Match
* Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.

Career statistics
As of 11 March 2020.[1][21]

Club
Club Season League National Cup International Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universitario 2005 Torneo Descentralizado 20----20
2006 30----30
Total50----50
Sport Áncash 2006 Torneo Descentralizado 20----20
Total20----20
Universitario 2007 Torneo Descentralizado 150----150
2008 450--20470
2009 350--60410
2010 350--60410
2011 100----100
Total1400--1401540
Nice 2011–12 Ligue 1 2050--70
Total2050--70
FC Dallas 2013 MLS 260----260
2014 22020--240
Total48020--500
FC Dallas Reserves 2014 USL Championship 30----30
Total30----30
Universitario 2015 Torneo Descentralizado 1508020250
2016 90----90
2017 50----50
2018 250--20270
Total5408040660
César Vallejo 2019 Liga 1 270----270
Total270----270
Binacional 2020 Liga 1 50102080
Total50102080
Career total 28601602003220

International
Peru
YearAppsGoals
200810
200930
201020
2011100
201250
201360
201420
Total290

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

Country

Peru

Individual

References
  1. Raúl Fernández at Soccerway
  2. "Match: Total Clean 0-1 Universitario". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  3. "ADFP premió a los mejores del 2008 y San Martín se llevó el trofeo como campeón nacional" (in Spanish). El Bocón. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. Eaerle Córdova, Jaime. "Universitario de Deportes gana seis premios por el Torneo Descentralizado 2009" (in Spanish). Netjoven.
  5. "Nice To Complete Move For Peru International Goalkeeper Raul Fernandez". Goal. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. "Match: Toulouse FC 1-2 Nice". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. "Match: Nice 3-3 Dijon". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  8. "FC Dallas signs goalkeeper Raúl Fernández". FC Dallas. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  9. Robertson, Daniel (2 March 2013). "MLS Match Recap: FC Dallas 1, Colorado Rapids 0". MLS soccer. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  10. Epperley, Drew (7 July 2013). "Raul Fernandez Named To 2013 MLS All Star Game Fan XI". Big D Soccer. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. Lindstrom, Kevin (3 December 2014). "FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo opens up about decisions on Chris Seitz, Raul Fernandez". MLS soccer. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. "Universitario de Deportes: Raúl Fernández firmó y ya es crema" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  13. "Universitario: Fernández se lesionó y será baja varios meses" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  14. "Universitario: el error de Raúl Fernández que costó la clasificación" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. "Confirmado: Raúl Fernández atajará por César Vallejo de Trujillo" (in Spanish). Perú21. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  16. "Raúl Fernández se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Binacional para el 2020" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  17. "Match: Peru 0-3 Costa Rica". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  18. "Match: Peru 1-2 Ecuador". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  19. "Peru claim third place". EuroSport. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  20. "Match: Chile 3-0 Peru". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  21. "Raúl Fernández". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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