- Daniel Fernández Artola
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Dani Fernández 
Personal information Full name Daniel Fernández Artola Date of birth 21 January 1983 Place of birth Barcelona, Spain Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Feyenoord Number 21 Youth career 1992–2002 Barcelona Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2006 Barcelona B 110 (0) 2006–2008 Metalurh Donetsk 32 (0) 2008–2009 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0) 2008–2009 → NEC (loan) 34 (0) 2009– Feyenoord 5 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Artola.Daniel "Dani" Fernández Artola (born 21 January 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Feyenoord in the Dutch first division, as a right defender.
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Club career
Early career
Fernández was born and raised in Barcelona, Catalonia, the youngest of three brothers, seven and nine years older.[1] He started his football career at the cantera of local FC Barcelona, starting as a striker, then midfielder and finally defender.[2]
In the summer of 2002, Fernández joined FC Barcelona B, where he played during the next four years, always in the third division. In the 2004–05 pre-season, he was invited to the first team by manager Frank Rijkaard, and appeared in friendlies with CD Banyoles, UE Figueres and Palamós CF, adding one official match on 15 November 2005, the Copa Catalunya semifinal against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[3][4]
Ukrainian adventure
After playing for Barcelona for 14 years, Fernández was ready for a new challenge. In June 2006, he signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.[5] The defender followed former Barcelona player Jordi Cruyff and manager Pichi Alonso to Donetsk, and made his club debut on 19 August, in the league match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk (0–0).[6]
Due to disappointing results, Alonso was replaced by Dutch Co Adriaanse in December 2006. Fernández wasn't a big fan of the new manager: "It was not easy to get along with him. It really took some time to get used to him."[7] In December 2007 Metalurh Donetsk found itself in a crisis, and decided to seize all operations with the club's vice president; Dmitry Selyuk; this led to the departure of almost all foreign players.
The former vice-president turned out to be the owner of various player's transfer rights, including Fernández's. Selyuk placed the Spaniard at another Ukrainian club, FC Arsenal Kyiv. However, the player did not play a single match for Arsenal, as both he and his wife were having a hard time adjusting to the country's lifestyle. After one and a half year, he requested a transfer.[2]
Holland
On 17 January 2008, Fernández joined Eredivisie side N.E.C. Nijmegen on loan.[8] Club manager Mario Been had been tipped by former Feyenoord youth coach Henk van Stee, the manager of Shakhtar Donetsk's youth academy.[2] However, due to N.E.C.'s good performances after the winter break, the player had a hard time fighting himself into the first team,[7] and only played four league matches.
Despite Fernández's position on the bench, Been was very satisfied with the progress the Spanish made. After the departure of starting right-back Muslu Nalbantoğlu to Kayserispor at the end of 2007–08, N.E.C. decided to offer him an extended loan deal for another season.[7] He quickly became a first-team regular, playing 30 matches during the 2008–09 season.
In the summer of 2009, Fernández followed former manager Been to Feyenoord Rotterdam, where he only played 5 games before suffering two serious knee injuries, which kept him off the pitch for nearly two years. He returned to professional level on August 13, 2011.
International career
Fernández never played for the Spanish national team. However, on 8 October 2006, he participated in a friendly match for Catalonia, against Basque Country (2–2).
Club statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total 2002–03 Barcelona B Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 - 13 0 2003–04 32 0 0 0 - 32 0 2004–05 30 0 0 0 - 30 0 2005–06 35 0 0 0 - 35 0 Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total 2006–07 Metalurh Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League 20 0 0 0 - 20 0 2007–08 12 0 0 0 - 12 0 Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total 2007–08 N.E.C. Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 2008–09 30 0 4 0 7 0 41 0 2009–10 Feyenoord Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 - 5 0 Total Spain 110 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 Ukraine 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 Netherlands 39 0 4 0 7 0 50 0 Career total 181 0 4 0 7 0 192 0 Statistics accurate as of 13 September 2009.
References
- ^ "Wie is Dani Fernandez? [Who is Dani Fernandez?]" (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 17 January 2008. http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/layout.php?p=11&NieuwsID=894&Datum=012008. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Fernández, opvolger van Emerton [Fernández, new Emerton]" (in Dutch). AD. 29 July 2009. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1016/Nederlands-voetbal/article/detail/413653/2009/07/29/Fernandez-opvolger-van-Emerton.dhtml. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Fernández: Leuker dan bij Barcelona [Fernández: Nicer than Barcelona]" (in Dutch). AD. 22 June 2009. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1046/Eredivisie/article/detail/415118/2009/06/22/Fernandez-Leuker-dan-bij-Barcelona.dhtml. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Ronaldinho et Eto'o, écartés de la Copa Catalunya [Ronaldinho and Eto'o, left out of the Copa Catalunya]" (in French). FC Barcelona Clan. 14 November 2005. http://www.fcbarcelonaclan.com/news,ronaldinho-et-eto-o-ecartes-de-la-copa-catalunya,2358.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Донецкий "Металлург" подписал полузащитника "Барселоны" [Metalurg Donetsk signs Barcelona midfielder]" (in Russian). Podrobnosti. 20 June 2006. http://podrobnosti.ua/sports/football/2006/06/20/322960.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Металлург Д (Донецк) — Шахтёр (Донецк) [Metallurg D (Donetsk) – Shakhtar (Donetsk)]" (in Russian). Чемпионат. 19 August 2006. http://www.championat.ru/football/_ukraine/12/match/1989.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Dani Fernández: "¡Me muero por jugar contra el Ajax!" [Dani Fernandez: "I'm dying to play against Ajax!"]" (in Spanish). Sport. 28 June 2009. http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=44&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=624897&idseccio_PK=803. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Dani Fernández maakt overstap naar N.E.C. [Dani Fernández moves to N.E.C.]" (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 17 January 2008. http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/layout.php?p=11&NieuwsID=893. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
External links
- Feyenoord official profile (Dutch)
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
Feyenoord – current squad 1 Darley · 2 Swerts · 3 De Vrij · 4 Vlaar · 5 Martins Indi · 6 El Ahmadi · 7 Leerdam · 8 Bakkal · 9 G. Fernandez · 10 Guidetti · 11 Cabral · 14 Ramsteijn · 15 Mokotjo · 16 Clasie · 17 Mulder · 18 Nelom · 20 Achahbar · 21 D. Fernández · 22 Biseswar · 23 Cissé · 24 Schenkeveld · 25 Lamprou · 26 Van Haaren · 27 Schaken · 28 Manu · 29 Graafland · 30 Isoufi · Manager: Koeman
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Barcelona Atlètic footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
- Eredivisie players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Feyenoord players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
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