Ángel Férez

Ángel Francisco Férez Crespo (born 20 January 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Ángel Férez
Personal information
Full name Ángel Francisco Férez Crespo
Date of birth (1966-01-20) 20 January 1966
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Real Madrid B 10 (0)
1987–1992 Rayo Vallecano 113 (0)
1992–1994 Mérida 45 (0)
1994–1999 Cádiz 153 (0)
Total 321 (0)
Teams managed
Cádiz B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Férez and the second or maternal family name is Crespo.

Playing career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Férez finished his formation with Real Madrid, being promoted to the reserves in the 1985 summer. He made his debut as a professional on 2 November 1986, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.

Subsequently, Férez moved to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano also in the second level, earning promotion in his second season but being relegated in his third. With his following club, CP Mérida, he appeared initially as a first-choice but was subsequently overtook by Francisco Leal.

In the 1994 summer Férez joined Cádiz CF in Segunda División B, retiring in 1999 at the age of 33.

Post-playing career

Shortly after retiring, Férez started working as a goalkeeping coach with his last team. In 2005, he was included in Luis Aragonés' staff at the Spanish national team, and also worked with the manager during his spell at Fenerbahçe SK.[1]

On 5 July 2009 Férez returned to his native country, joining UD Almería.[2]

References
  1. Ángel Férez deja el Cádiz y pone rumbo a Turquía (Ángel Férez leaves Cádiz and heads for Turkey); La Voz Digital, 2 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. Ángel Férez, nuevo entrenador de porteros de la UD Almería (Ángel Férez, new goalkeeping coach of UD Almería); Marca, 5 July 2009 (in Spanish)
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