Víctor (footballer, born 1974)

Víctor Manuel Fernández Gutiérrez (born 17 April 1974), known simply as Víctor, is a Spanish retired footballer. Usually a striker, he could also be put to use behind a sole attacker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Víctor
Víctor in 2007
Personal information
Full name Víctor Manuel Fernández Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1974-04-17) 17 April 1974
Place of birth Mérida, Spain
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Leganés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Real Madrid C 12 (2)
1993–1994 Real Madrid B 20 (5)
1994–1996 Tenerife 16 (2)
1996 → Toledo (loan) 20 (10)
1996–2000 Valladolid 133 (38)
2000–2004 Villarreal 131 (39)
2004–2009 Valladolid 169 (52)
2009–2011 Cartagena 72 (21)
2011–2012 Leganés 29 (9)
Total 602 (178)
National team
2000 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
2012 Leganés
2015–2016 Cartagena
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Over 18 seasons, he appeared in 561 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, scoring 167 goals (342 games and 93 goals in La Liga). He played nine years with Valladolid (two spells), and four with Villarreal.

Playing career

Club

Víctor was born in Mérida, Extremadura. A product of CD Leganés' youth system, he made his senior debut with Real Madrid Castilla, and first appeared in La Liga with CD Tenerife, having little success in a one-and-a-half season stint. Towards the end of the second year, he played with CD Toledo in the second division.

In 1996–97, Víctor joined Real Valladolid, scoring 16 top-flight goals in his debut campaign to help the club rank seventh,[1] then spent another four years with Villarreal CF, where he was also a regular fixture (with a combined 28 successful strikes in his first two seasons). On 5 June 2000, the latter signed him to a seven-year contract worth 1.4 million pesetas over the next seven years.[2]

In 2004, Víctor was deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal and rejoined Valladolid, teaming up with centre forward Joseba Llorente for three years and netting nine goals to help the side retain their top level status in 2008.[1]

In July 2009, after having once again helped the Castile and León team avoid relegation – 29 games, five goals, 1,956 minutes[1]– Víctor, aged 35, was not offered a new contract and left. The following week he penned a one-year deal with FC Cartagena, recently promoted to division two.[3]

Víctor scored nine league goals for the Murcian side in his first season, improving to 12 in the following as they consecutively managed to stay afloat.[1] In July 2011, the 37-year-old returned to first club Leganés who competed in the third tier, signing for one year.[4]

International

Víctor played one match for Spain, coming on for Luis Enrique in a 0–0 friendly draw with Croatia in Split, on 23 February 2000.[5]

Coaching career

In April 2012, Víctor retired to become Leganés' manager until the end of the campaign.[6] With three wins and a draw, he saved them from relegation to Tercera División.[7]

On 29 June 2015, Víctor returned to third-tier management at his former club Cartagena.[8] His two-year contract ended with his dismissal on 1 February 2016, after seven games without a win.[9]

Honours

Villarreal

References
  1. "Pucelano histórico: Víctor Fernández" [Historical pucelano: Víctor Fernández] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "El Villarreal pagará 1.400 millones a Víctor en siete años" [Villarreal will pay 1.400 million to Víctor in seven years]. El País (in Spanish). 5 June 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "Víctor, ex delantero del Valladolid y Villarreal, recala en Cartagena" [Víctor, former forward of Valladolid and Villarreal, ends up in Cartagena]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "El Leganés ficha a Víctor Fernández, ex del Valladolid, Villarreal y Cartagena" [Leganés sign Víctor Fernández, formerly of Valladolid, Villarreal and Cartagena] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. Gascón, Javier (24 February 2000). "Molina, héroe por un día" [Molina, hero for a day]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. "Víctor Fernández, nuevo entrenador del Leganés" [Víctor Fernández, new manager of Leganés]. El Día de Valladolid (in Spanish). 18 April 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. Calleja, Tono (21 May 2012). "El 'polizón' que salvó al Leganés" [The 'stowaway' who saved Leganés]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. Bravo, Fernando (29 June 2015). "Víctor vuelve a Cartagena como entrenador cinco años después" [Víctor returns to Cartagena as manager five years later]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. "Cartagena destituye al entrenador Víctor Fernández tras 7 jornadas sin ganar" [Cartagena dismiss manager Víctor Fernández after 7 games without winning]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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