Fernando Soriano

Fernando Soriano Marco (born 24 September 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soriano and the second or maternal family name is Marco.
Fernando Soriano
Soriano playing with Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name Fernando Soriano Marco
Date of birth (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Zaragoza B 144 (32)
2001–2005 Zaragoza 81 (6)
2001–2002 → Recreativo (loan) 39 (4)
2005–2010 Almería 149 (19)
2010–2011 Osasuna 30 (2)
2011–2016 Almería 163 (23)
Total 606 (86)
National team
1995–1996 Spain U16 6 (1)
1997 Spain U17 5 (0)
1998 Spain U18 1 (0)
1999 Spain U20 2 (0)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Almería
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his 19-year career with Almería, totalling ten seasons in two different spells. In La Liga, where he also represented Zaragoza and Osasuna, he amassed totals of 229 games and 21 goals, adding the same amount of matches and 33 goals in Segunda División.

Over nine months and starting in 2016, Soriano also managed Almería.

Club career

Soriano was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. A product of hometown Real Zaragoza's youth ranks, he was loaned to second division side Recreativo de Huelva before appearing with the first team, which would befall during the 2002–03 season, also in the second level.

In La Liga, Soriano proved a very useful midfield element. In the 2003–04 campaign, he scored the winner in 2–1 wins over Racing de Santander[1] and FC Barcelona[2] while also helping his team to the conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]

Soriano joined UD Almería for 2005–06, netting seven goals in his first year. He was an instrumental figure in the club's first-ever top division promotion the next season, reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Corona; both players were instrumental the following campaign, as the Andalusians went on to finish eighth in their maiden experience in the top tier.[4][5]

Soriano had a successful season overall in 2009–10, as Almería retained its status for the third consecutive year. Without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, he was much more depended upon in scoring matters and netted seven times in 35 games, joint-second in the team as they finished in 13th position (he also collected 13 yellow cards) – he spent many matches appearing as a supporting striker.[6][7][8]

On 21 May 2010, free agent Soriano signed for 2+1 years with CA Osasuna.[9] He made his official debut for the Navarrese in the season opener, a 0–0 home draw against former team Almería.[10]

After a disappointing campaign overall, Soriano terminated his contract with Osasuna and returned to his previous club in late July 2011, penning a three-year deal.[11] He scored a career-best 12 goals from 39 appearances in the 2012–13 campaign, helping the team return to the top flight after a two-year absence.[12][13][8]

On 17 May 2016, aged 36, Soriano retired and was immediately appointed manager of Almería until the end of the division two season.[14] After managing to avoid relegation and remain unbeaten in his four games in charge (two wins and two draws), he renewed his contract for a further year.[15]

Soriano signed as sporting director at UD Ibiza in December 2018.[16]

Career statistics

Club

[17][18]

Club Season Competition League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zaragoza B 1997–98 Segunda División B 349—349
1998–99 356—356
1999–2000 3210—603810
2000–01 377—377
Total 13832—6014432
Recreativo 2001–02 Segunda División 39400—394
Zaragoza 2002–03 Segunda División 38421—405
2003–04 La Liga 24231—273
2004–05 190008110281
Total 816528110959
Almería 2005–06 Segunda División 34710—357
2006–07 22200—222
2007–08 La Liga 34210—352
2008–09 24120—261
2009–10 35710—367
Total 1491950—15419
Osasuna 2010–11 La Liga 30210—312
Almería 2011–12 Segunda División 34442—386
2012–13 391220—404512
2013–14 La Liga 35400—354
2014–15 28320—303
2015–16 Segunda División 23032—262
Total 15923114—4017427
Career totals 596862268111063793

Managerial statistics
As of match played 26 February 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Almería[19] 17 May 2016 26 February 2017 32 8 9 15 32 37 −5 025.00
Total 32 8 9 15 32 37 −5 025.00

Honours

Zaragoza

References
  1. El Zaragoza logra la remontada en Santander (Zaragoza come from behind in Santander); El Mundo, 23 November 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. Todos contentos en la Romareda (Everybody happy at la Romareda); El Mundo, 23 May 2004 (in Spanish)
  3. Beckham misses out on Cup; BBC Sport, 17 March 2004
  4. Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Corona y Fernando Soriano, dos capitanes para buscar el ascenso (Corona and Fernando Soriano, two captains in search of promotion); Ideal, 17 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Kalu Uche y el trío Soriano-Crusat-Piatti, la clave del gol (Kalu Uche and the trio Soriano-Crusat-Piatti, the key to goal); Diario de Almería, 13 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. Fernando Soriano quiere ser Pichichi (Fernando Soriano wants to be Pichichi); El Periódico de Aragón, 2 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. Guerrero deslavazado (Disjointed warrior); Ecos del Balón, 14 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Soriano ficha por Osasuna por dos temporadas (Soriano signs for Osasuna for two seasons); Marca, 21 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. No goals in Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  11. Fernando Soriano regresa al Almería (Fernando Soriano returns to Almería); UD Almería, 25 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. Soriano: "Ser favoritos al ascenso nos genera a veces una presión un poco excesiva" (Soriano: "Being favourites to promote sometimes brings an excessive pressure with it"); Marca, 28 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. El Almería se aprovecha de la fiesta de ascenso del Elche (Almería crash Elche's promotion party); Diario AS, 19 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. Fernando Soriano dirigirá al Almería hasta el final de la presente temporada (Fernando Soriano will manage Almería until the end of the current season); UD Almería, 17 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  15. Fernando Soriano será el entrenador del Almería para la próxima temporada (Fernando Soriano will be Almería's manager for the following season); UD Almería, 8 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  16. Fernando Soriano, nuevo director deportivo de la UD Ibiza (Fernando Soriano, new UD Ibiza sporting director); Diario de Ibiza, 21 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  17. "Soriano: Fernando Soriano Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  18. "Soriano". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  19. "Soriano: Fernando Soriano Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
    "Soriano: Fernando Soriano Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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