Sergio Villanueva Fernández

Sergio Villanueva
Personal information
Full name Sergio Villanueva Fernández
Date of birth (1975-11-02) 2 November 1975
Place of birth Mieres, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lealtad
Youth career
Caudal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Caudal 32 (2)
1994–1995 → Santiago Aller (loan) 35 (6)
1996–1998 Sporting B 26 (3)
1997–1998 → Caudal (loan) 28 (1)
1998–1999 Alavés B
1999 Noja 9 (1)
1999–2002 Marino 106 (35)
2002–2003 Eibar 2 (0)
2003–2005 Zamora 88 (10)
2005–2007 Vecindario 45 (5)
2007–2010 Oviedo 86 (16)
2010–2012 Marino 86 (19)
2012– Lealtad 117 (17)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Sergio Villanueva Fernández (born 2 November 1975) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Lealtad as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Mieres, Asturias, Villanueva graduated from Caudal Deportivo's youth setup, and made his senior debuts while on loan at amateurs Santiago de Aller CF in 1994. In 1996 he signed for Sporting de Gijón, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B but eventually returning to his first club in the following year, in a season-long loan deal.

Villanueva moved to another reserve team in the 1998 summer, Deportivo Alavés B from Tercera División. In January of the following year he joined SD Noja in the third level, and subsequently represented Club Marino de Luanco, playing in both the third and fourth tiers.

In July 2002 Villanueva signed with Segunda División's SD Eibar. His first match as a professional took place on 1 September, aged 27, playing the last two minutes in a 0–0 away home draw against Polideportivo Ejido.[1] However, after featuring rarely, he moved to Zamora CF in January of the following year.

Villanueva joined third division side UD Vecindario in the 2005 summer, appearing regularly in his first season, which ended in promotion. He was played sparingly in his second, and terminated his contract on 22 January 2007,[2] subsequently signing for Real Oviedo.[3]

Villanueva moved back to former club Marino de Luanco in 2010,[4] being promoted to the third level at the first attempt. In August 2012 he joined CD Lealtad, also in his native region and division four.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Eibar y 'Poli', por debajo de sus posibilidades (Eibar and 'Poli', below average); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2002 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ La UD Vecindario rescinde el contrato de Roberto Álvarez y Sergio Villanueva (UD Vecindario terminate the contract of Roberto Álvarez and Sergio Villanueva); Canarias Ahora, 22 January 2007 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sergio Villanueva asume su gran reto en el Oviedo (Sergio Villanueva assumes great personal challenge in Oviedo); Marca, 25 January 2007 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Marino ficha al ex oviedista Sergio Villanueva (Marino sign former oviedista Sergio Villanueva); La Nueva España, 2 February 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Sergio Villanueva cambia Noreña por Villaviciosa (Sergio Villanueva changes Noreña for Villaviciosa); La Nueva España, 3 August 2012 (Spanish)
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