Leonardo Fernández
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Alberto Fernandez Napollitano
Date of birth (1974-01-13) January 13, 1974
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Argentinos Juniors 2 (0)
1996 Defensores 9 (0)
1997–2000 Oriente Petrolero 201 total (0)
2000–2001 Independiente 0 (0)
2001 Extremadura 1 (0)
2001 Unión Santa Fe 10 (0)
2002–2003 Oriente Petrolero (see above)
2004 Chacarita Juniors 16 (0)
2004 Oriente Petrolero (see above)
2005 Atlético Nacional 8 (0)
2005 Tiro Federal 2 (0)
2006 Palestino 10 (0)
2006 Aucas 9 (0)
2007 Oriente Petrolero (see above)
2009 Real Mamoré 11 (0)
2009 La Paz 8 (0)
International career
2003–2005 Bolivia 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2009

Leonardo Alberto Fernandez Napollitano (born January 13, 1974) is a retired Argentine-born Bolivian football goalkeeper. He played for 13 professional clubs in six countries.

Club career

Fernández has an extensive career in football. He started out at Argentinos Juniors, where he was promoted to the first team in 1994. He then transferred to Defensores de Belgrano. After a short spell, he moved to Bolivia in 1997 to join Oriente Petrolero, a club which acquired his playing rights shortly thereafter. Fernández spent a good portion of his career at Oriente, playing there on four occasions. During his first period with Oriente he had a series of impressive displays, a situation that encouraged him to apply for Bolivian citizenship in hopes of getting a call from the Bolivia national team. Fernández also played professionally for Independiente, Unión de Santa Fe, Chacarita Juniors and Tiro Federal in the Argentine Primera, CF Extremadura of the Spanish second division, Atlético Nacional in the Copa Mustang and Sociedad Deportiva Aucas of the Serie A de Ecuador.[1]

In April 2007, while playing for Oriente, Fernández tested positive for marijuana consumption after a league game's doping control test. He appealed for a second test, and after the results came positive again the league decided to suspend him for a two-year period.[2]

In 2009, Fernández returned to professional football with Bolivian first division club Real Mamoré.[3] Later in the year, he joined La Paz F.C., club where he finished his career.[4]

Bolivia national team

After his naturalization, Fernández was called up to represent the Bolivia national team. Between 2003 and 2005, he earned 17 caps, including 3 appearances in Copa América 2004. He represented his newly adopted country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]

Club titles

Season Club Title
2005-IAtlético NacionalFútbol Profesional Colombiano

References

  1. ↑ Leo Fernández resguardará el pórtico de Aucas eluniverso.com (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Fernández dio positivo por cocaina y sería suspendido por dos años 26noticias.com.ar (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leo Fernández es arquero de Real Mamoré Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine laprensa.com.bo (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ La Paz refuerza su arco con Fernández Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine laprensa.com.bo (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Leonardo Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
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