- Fernando Vázquez
Infobox Football biography
playername = Fernando Vázquez
fullname = Fernando Vázquez Pena
nickname = Harry Potter
dateofbirth = October 24, 1954
cityofbirth =Castrofeito ,A Coruña
countryofbirth =Spain
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
currentclub = None
manageryears = 1986-1991
1991-1994
1994-1995
1995-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2005-
managerclubs =CD Lalín Racing Ferrol CD Lugo SD Compostela Real Oviedo Real Mallorca Real Betis UD Las Palmas Rayo Vallecano Real Valladolid Celta Vigo
GaliciaFernando Vázquez Pena (born
October 24 ,1954 inCastrofeito , Galicia) is a Spanish football manager.Vázquez was an English teacher in the Galician town of
Lalín . It was there where he began to get involved with the school's athletics, especially football. He began his professional coaching career with modestCD Lalín in 1986, but left there for higher-profileRacing Ferrol in 1991.Vázquez took over for many teams from 1994-2004, most of them in "
La Liga ". WithCelta de Vigo , he achieved promotion straight into theUEFA Cup (sixth place).Vázquez was relieved of his duties as manager of Celta on 9 April 2007, on the eve of the Galician derby with
Deportivo de La Coruña , and with his team embroiled deep in a relegation dogfight, eventually lost on the last matchday.He currently works as a pundit for
Canal+ in their Champions League coverage. He is also one of the two coaches of the Galician national football team, together withArsenio Iglesias .
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