BirthFebruary 211989

Federico Fernández (footballer)

Federico Fernández, Argentine footballer

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When
Tuesday, February 21 198937 years ago
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20th century · 1980s
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Person
Federico Fernández (footballer)

Who they were

Personal life Fernández has a wife, Florencia. The couple have two daughters, Valentina and Victoria, and one son, Viggo. [ 1 ] ^ "Eddie Howe's emotional phone call as Fede Fernandez opens up on Newcastle exit" . 4 October 2022.

Federico Fernández is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Early life

Early life Federico Fernández was born 21 February 1989, in Tres Algarrobos , Argentina, a town in the province of Buenos Aires . He holds Italian heritage, as his maternal great-grandfather was a native of Lacedonia , in the province of Avellino . [ 1 ] As a result, Fernández also possesses an Italian passport. [ 2 ] ^ "LE ORIGINI – 'El Flaco' campano, Fernandez e quel trisavolo di Lacedonia." Calcio Napoli 24 . 6 April 2012. ^ calciomercatoweb.it, ed. (8 December 2010).

Path and career

Career statistics Club Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Estudiantes 2008–09 Argentine Primera División 14 2 0 0 — 5 0 19 2 2009–10 Argentine Primera División 12 1 0 0 — 4 1 16 2 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 33 1 0 0 — 12 1 45 2 Total 59 4 0 0 — 21 2 80 6 Napoli 2011–12 Serie A 16 0 1 0 — 2 2 19 2 2012–13 Serie A 2 0 1 0 — 6 0 9 0 2013–14 Serie A 26 0 4 0 — 6 0 36 0…

Honours Estudiantes Copa Libertadores : 2009 [ 1 ] Argentine Primera División : 2010 Apertura [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Copa de la Liga Profesional : 2024 [ 4 ] Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional : 2024 [ 5 ] Napoli Coppa Italia : 2011–12 , [ 6 ] 2013–14 [ 7 ] Argentina FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014 [ 3 ] [ 8 ] ^ "Estudiantes venció a Cruzeiro 2–1 en Belo Horizonte y se clasificó campeón" . afa.org.ar. 15 July 2009 . Retrieved 26 August 2014 .

Why this date

Federico Fernández (footballer) appears on our February 21 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.

February 21 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1972Soviet Union
  2. 1972Richard Nixon
  3. 1973Sinai Peninsula
  4. 1973Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula
  5. 1974Suez Canal
  6. 1975Watergate scandal
  7. 1989Federico Fernández (footballer)
  8. 1994Aldrich Ames
  9. 1995Steve Fossett
  10. 20132013 Hyderabad blasts
  11. 2022Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Also in 1989

  • September 11East GermanyHungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
  • September 13ApartheidLargest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
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  • September 14Standard Gravure shootingThe Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former…
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  • September 181989 Burkina Faso coup attemptAn attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
  • November 17Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, beginning the Disney Renaissance.
  • November 17Velvet RevolutionCold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprisi…

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