Roberto Junior Fernández
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Junior Fernández Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Figueirense | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Cerro Porteño | 69 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Estudiantes | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Racing | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Utrecht | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 57 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | 39 | (0) |
| 2016– | Figueirense | 28 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Paraguay U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Paraguay | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 18 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Roberto Junior "Gatito" Fernández Torres (born 29 March 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Figueirense.
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
International
- Paraguay
- Copa América: Runner-up 2011
References
- ↑ "Llegó el arquero Fernández a Racing". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ FC Utrecht rondt komst van doelman Fernández af - Voetbal International (Dutch)
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
- Career statistics at BDFA (Spanish)
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