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Abelardo Fernández

1970 - Today

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Abelardo Fernández Antuña (Spanish pronunciation: [aβeˈlaɾðo feɾˈnandeθ anˈtuɲa]; born 19 April 1970), known simply as Abelardo as a player, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager. A player with good heading and marking ability, he was also known for a distinctive bald head, a style which he adopted from a relatively young age. During his career he was almost exclusively associated with Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona, having amassed La Liga totals of 385 matches and 24 goals over 14 seasons, and also managed the former club for three years. Having won more than 50 caps for Spain in one full decade, Abelardo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abelardo Fernández is the 3,231st most popular soccer player (up from 3,398th in 2019), the 1,567th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,644th in 2019) and the 254th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abelardo Fernández ranks 3,231 out of 21,273. Before him are Nicolás Burdisso, Peter Platzer, Osvaldo Velloso de Barros, Karel Burkert, Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, and Giancarlo Bercellino. After him are Zdravko Rajkov, Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Mehdi Taremi, Ernesto Belis, Birger Rosengren, and Marco Coll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Abelardo Fernández ranks 180. Before him are Peter Tägtgren, Cha Seung-won, Tetsuya Ogura, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Saulius Skvernelis, and Nobuhiro Watsuki. After him are Zack de la Rocha, Daniel Lewin, Masahiro Sakurai, Yoko Taro, Karen Mulder, and Regine Velasquez.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abelardo Fernández ranks 1,567 out of 3,355. Before him are Urbano Navarrete Cortés (1920), Eladio Silvestre (1940), Rosario Flores (1963), Ana Torroja (1959), Francisco Martínez Soria (1902), and Julián Besteiro (1870). After him are Marcelo González Martín (1918), Maria del Mar Bonet (1947), Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823), Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914), Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1852), and Nacho Vidal (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Abelardo Fernández ranks 254. Before him are Ángel Atienza (1931), Luis Marín (1906), José Callejón (1987), Abel Resino (1960), Adrián (1987), and Eladio Silvestre (1940). After him are Daniel Jarque (1983), Saúl Ñíguez (1994), Guillermo Eizaguirre (1909), Jesé (1993), Manuel Almunia (1977), and Carles Busquets (1967).

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