Nando (footballer, born October 1967)

Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Muñoz García
Date of birth (1967-10-30) 30 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Sevilla B 21 (0)
1987–1990 Sevilla 70 (0)
1990–1992 Barcelona 63 (0)
1992–1996 Real Madrid 49 (0)
1996–2001 Espanyol 123 (2)
Total 326 (2)
International career
1985 Spain U18 2 (0)
1989–1990 Spain U21 5 (0)
1990–1992 Spain 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Muñoz García (born 30 October 1967), known as Nando, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender (right-footed, he was also utilised on the flank).

He appeared in 305 La Liga games during a 15-year professional career, having represented four clubs, most notably Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Club career

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Born in Seville, Nando started his career with hometown club Sevilla FC, his first game being on 22 February 1987 in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao where he played the full 90 minutes.[1] He left in summer 1990 to join FC Barcelona – with the Andalusians having an option to rebuy – where he won the European Cup in 1992 and two La Liga titles in two seasons; at his new team, he reunited with his former Sevilla teammate Ricardo Serna.[2][3]

Subsequently, Nando returned to Sevilla, but was immediately bought by Barça archrivals Real Madrid,[4][5] where he would spend three and a half seasons with irregular playing time – 46 matches over his first two, three following the arrival of Jorge Valdano as manager[6]– before moving to RCD Espanyol in January 1996.[7] At the other Catalonia side, he would play until the end of the 2000–01 campaign, scoring his only goals as a professional in the process;[8][9][10] he also conquered the 1999–2000 edition of the Copa del Rey, being sent off in the 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid.[11][6]

Nando retired in 2001, aged 33. He later became a businessman.[3][6]

International career

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Nando earned eight caps for the Spain national team, all while at Barcelona.[6] His debut came on 12 September 1990 in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil, in Gijón.[12]

Honours

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Barcelona

Real Madrid

Español

References

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  1. ^ 0–1: Caótico Athletic (0–1: Chaotic Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 23 February 1987 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Sevilla, una fuente de jugadores para el Barcelona (Sevilla, source of players for Barcelona); El Desmarque, 10 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b ¿Qué fue de los héroes de Wembley 92? (What happened to the heroes of Wembley 92?); Mundo Deportivo, 20 May 2022 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Nando ya es del Real Madrid (Nando already belongs to Real Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Nando: "Diría mucho en mi contra si ahora hablara mal del Barça" (Nando: "I would be left in a very poor place if I was to speak ill of Barça now"); El País, 10 July 1992 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ a b c d Qué fue de… Nando: uno de los que dio el difícil paso del Barça al Madrid (What happened to… Nando: one of those who made the difficult move from Barça to Madrid); 20 minutos, 3 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El acuerdo es por dos años y medio (Deal is for two and a half years); Mundo Deportivo, 10 January 1996 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Español encontró una senda exitosa (Español found a winning path); La Nación, 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Betis mira a segunda mientras el Espanyol pone sus ojos en la UEFA (Betis look to segunda while Espanyol set sights on UEFA); El Mundo, 16 April 2000 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ NANDO Muñoz; Hall of Fame Perico, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ a b El Espanyol se corona en Mestalla (Espanyol crowned at Mestalla); El País, 28 May 2000 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Entrenamiento con tres golazos (Training with three wonder goals); Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1990 (in Spanish)
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  • Nando at BDFutbol
  • Nando at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Nando at EU-Football.info