Mario Fernández

Mario Fernández Cuesta (born 30 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Unionistas de Salamanca CF as a goalkeeper.

For other people named Mario Fernández, see Mario Fernández (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Cuesta.
Mario Fernández
Personal information
Full name Mario Fernández Cuesta
Date of birth (1988-04-30) 30 April 1988
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Unionistas
Number 25
Youth career
1996–2006 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Racing B 48 (0)
2010–2015 Racing Santander 91 (0)
2015–2017 Osasuna 7 (0)
2017–2018 Rayo Vallecano 1 (0)
2018–2019 Cartagena 11 (0)
2020– Unionistas 8 (0)
National team
2006 Spain U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Racing Santander

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Fernández was a product of Racing de Santander's youth ranks, and was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 season, acting as backup to established Toño and Fabio Coltorti. Benefitting from a serious injury to the former, he began being picked for some matches while also representing the reserves in the third division.

On 6 January 2010, Fernández made his official debut for Racing's first team, in a 3–2 away win against AD Alcorcón for the Copa del Rey[1]– he also featured in the second leg (0–0 draw), adding another two appearances in the tournament as his team reached the semi-finals. As the Cantabrians were already safe from relegation, and longtime first-choice Toño was suspended, he made his La Liga debut on 15 May 2011, earning Man of the match accolades in a 1–2 loss at Sporting de Gijón.[2]

Osasuna

On 4 August 2015, Fernández signed a two-year deal with CA Osasuna in the second level.[3] Mainly a backup to Nauzet Pérez and later demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Salvatore Sirigu,[4] he left the club when his contract expired in 2017.

Rayo Vallecano

On 18 August 2017, free agent Fernández joined second division club Rayo Vallecano on a one-year contract.[5] He only managed two competitive appearances during his tenure at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, with his team returning to the top flight after two years as champions.[6][7]

Cartagena

Fernández returned to the third tier in the summer of 2018, with the 30-year-old signing with FC Cartagena.[8]

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

References
  1. El Alcorcón se baja de la carroza (Alcorcón get off pedestal); El País, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Gijon guarantee survival; ESPN Soccernet, 15 May 2011
  3. Osasuna ficha al guardameta Mario Fernández (Osasuna sign goalkeeper Mario Fernández); CA Osasuna, 4 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. Osasuna hace oficial la cesión de Sirigu hasta el 30 de junio (Osasuna make loan of Sirigu until 30 June official); Diario AS, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  5. Mario Fernández nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano (Mario Fernández new player of Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Vallecano, 18 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. Galicia, Samuel (7 September 2017). "Juan Carlos y Brian acaban con el Rayo en menos de 20 minutos" [Juan Carlos and Brian finish Rayo in less than 20 minutes] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. Nieto García, Carlos (29 December 2017). "Anuario VAVEL Rayo Vallecano 2017: Mario Fernández, el cántabro, sin minutos" [Rayo Vallecano 2017 VAVEL yearbook: Mario Fernández, the Cantabrian, no minutes] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. Ruiz, Antonio (3 August 2018). "Mario Fernández refuerza la portería del Cartagena" [Mario Fernández bolsters the goal of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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