Freddy Fernández (footballer)

José Freddy Fernández Beita (born February 25, 1974) is a Costa Rican footballer who played as defender.

For the Mexican actor, see Freddy Fernández (actor).
Freddy Fernández
Personal information
Full name José Freddy Fernández Beita
Date of birth (1974-02-25) February 25, 1974
Place of birth , Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2009 Pérez Zeledón 212 (20)
2009 Águilas Guanacastecas 10 (0)
2010 Santos de Guápiles 10 (0)
National team
2007–2009 Costa Rica 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Beita.

Club career

Born in Pérez Zeledón, Fernández began playing club football with Municipal Pérez Zeledón at 20 years of age.[1] After spending most of his career with his hometown club, he joined Águilas Guanacastecas in May 2009[2] but left them after a brief spell[3] and finished his career with Santos de Guápiles.[4]

International career

Fernández made several appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, captaining the side during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.[4] He made his international debut in the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[5] Fernández also participated in the 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[6][7]

His final international was an August 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

Personal

His parents are Aricelda Beita and Ezequías Fernández.[8]

Fernández is the brother of former Costa Rica international footballer, Pastor Fernández.[9]

References
  1. Los más leales del fútbol mayor - Al Día (in Spanish)
  2. Freddy Fernández firma con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Freddy Fernández fuera de Liberia Mía - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. "Fernández será ficha de Santos" [Fernández will join Santos]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 14 January 2010.
  5. Hernández Cerdas, Kenneth (14 January 2009). "Freddy Fernández elegido referente será el capitán el la UNCAF" [Freddy Fernández elected captain for UNCAF Cup] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. Saaid, Hamdan (19 July 2007). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24.
  7. Lugo, Erik Francisco (12 August 2009). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.
  8. El cabezazo de Pastor Fernández que nos puso en Italia 90 - AD Sagrada Familia
  9. Aguilar, Alexander (17 July 2009). "Grité en la calle" [I cried in the street] (in Spanish). Al Día.


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