Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández was born on 2 October 1959(65 years old) in Spain. Luis Fernández is Soccer Coach, Zodiac sign - Libra. More detail about Luis Fernández given below.

Luis Fernández Timeline

• 1981
  

  Fernu00e1ndez was born in Tarifa, Spain, and moved to France with his parents at age nine. He began playing football at the AS Minguettes and became a naturalized French citizen in 1981. He signed his first professional contract at age 19 with Paris Saint-Germain.

• 1982
  

  Fernu00e1ndez quickly established himself as an expert in winning the ball, but also capable of precise passing, and at the end of 1982, he was called up for the France national team and debuted against the Netherlands on 10 November 1982. At age 23, Fernu00e1ndez was immediately an important part of the team that only months earlier had been semi-finalists of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He formed the national midfield with such French national greats as Jean Tigana in the central midfield, and the offensive players Alain Giresse and Michel Platini, a midfield that became known as the "magic square". With the national team, Fernu00e1ndez won UEFA Euro 1984 at home in France, and reached the semi-final of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

• 1989
  

  From Racing, Fernu00e1ndez joined Cannes in 1989, a more modest club. At club level, Cannes was relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the 1991u201392 season, but Fernu00e1ndez decided to remain with the club and end his career when his contract expired. A few weeks, however, Cannes named Fernu00e1ndez its manager, and so he finished the season as player-manager, leading Cannes back to Ligue 1 at the end of the season. He then retired from playing professionally to become a full-time manager.

• 1992
  

  Fernu00e1ndez was still a part of the French national team in spite of a declining physique. Not a starting player under new national team manager Michel Platini, Fernu00e1ndez would play the role of a late joker, with the job to clinch a result at the end of the match. Fernu00e1ndez took part in Euro 1992, where France were eliminated in the group stage, and Fernu00e1ndez decided to end his international career.

• 2000
  

  After turning down the vacant position at rivals Olympique de Marseille the previous month, Fernu00e1ndez returned to PSG in December 2000, succeeding the sacked Philippe Bergeroo at the 12th-placed club. By finishing 9th, the team qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and won the final on the away goals rule against Brescia.

• 2003
  

  In March 2003, after the decline from a good start that saw PSG top in October, Fernu00e1ndez announced that he would retire at the end of the season. In the game before the announcement, his club won Le Classique 3u20130 at Marseilleu0027s Stade Velodrome.On 4 November 2003, Fernu00e1ndez was hired by Espanyol, who were situated in last place in the league table with five points from ten games, and had sacked Javier Clemente. He saved them from relegation with a 2u20130 home win over Real Murcia in the final game of the season, with both goals in the last 20 minutes.

• 2005
  

  In 2005, Fernu00e1ndez was briefly in charge of Al-Rayyan of the Qatar Stars League before switching to Israelu0027s Beitar Jerusalem in November. He took the team to third place and UEFA Cup qualification in his only season.

• 2007
  

  Fernu00e1ndez joined Real Betis midway through the 2006u201307 La Liga season and Betisu0027 centenary season. However, he was released on 10 June 2007 following a 5u20130 loss at the Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera to Osasuna with just one match remaining in Betisu0027 relegation threatened season. Including Copa del Rey matches, Fernu00e1ndez led Betis for 26 matches, winning 5, drawing 16 and losing 7. His tenure lasted from 27 December 2006 to 10 June 2007.

• 2009
  

  Fernu00e1ndez joined Stade de Reims halfway through the 2008u201309 season. Reims were playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, but Fernu00e1ndez was unable to avoid relegation. He was replaced in June 2009 by Marc Collat.

• 2010
  

  On 21 March 2010, Fernu00e1ndez was appointed manager of the Israel national football team on an 18-month contract effective 1 May. He vowed to only have Israelis on his coaching team. The following February, he was suspended for an outstanding debt to Al-Rayyan. In December 2011, his contract was allowed to expire after failure to qualify for UEFA Euro 2012, and Eli Guttman succeeded him.

• 2015
  

  On 29 April 2015, Fernu00e1ndez signed a 20-month contract with the Guinea national team, with the option of an extension. He left by mutual consent on 24 May 2016, due to disputes within the Guinean Football Federation.