Augusto Fernández
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Augusto Matías Fernández (born 10 April, 1986 in Pergamino
) is an Argentine football right winger playing for Vélez Sársfield
in the Argentine Primera División.
in 2006, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over Tiro Federal. With River he won the 2008 Clausura under Diego Simeone's coaching, playing on 15 of the 19 games (9 starts).
On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio joined AS Saint-Etienne
, the midfielder arrived to the aforementioned French
club. Fernández was loaned to the French club by a third-party owner of his rights
, Israeli businessman Pinhas Zahavi.
On 9 July 2010 Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sársfield
bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for 1.5 million US dollars. Fernández signed a 3-year deal. On his first tournament with his new club (2010 Apertura), Fernández played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign. On the next half of the season, Augusto totaled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's league winning campaign (2011 Clausura), and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals on their Copa Libertadores
semi-finalist campaign. During the semester, he scored in 57 days twice as much goals as he had during his entire professional career: 3 on the Copa Libertadores and another 3 on the Argentine league. Against LDU Quito for the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.
Vélez Sársfield
Pergamino, Buenos Aires
Pergamino is an Argentine city in the Province of Buenos Aires. It has a population of about 104.922 inhabitants as per the and is the seat of the partido of the same name. Its UN/LOCODE is ARPGO.-History:...
) is an Argentine football right winger playing for Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Fernández started his career playing for River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
in 2006, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over Tiro Federal. With River he won the 2008 Clausura under Diego Simeone's coaching, playing on 15 of the 19 games (9 starts).
On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio joined AS Saint-Etienne
AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
, the midfielder arrived to the aforementioned French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
club. Fernández was loaned to the French club by a third-party owner of his rights
Third-party ownership in association football
Third-party ownership in association football is the ownership of a player's economic rights by third-party sources, such as football agents, sports-management agencies, or other investors...
, Israeli businessman Pinhas Zahavi.
On 9 July 2010 Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for 1.5 million US dollars. Fernández signed a 3-year deal. On his first tournament with his new club (2010 Apertura), Fernández played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign. On the next half of the season, Augusto totaled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's league winning campaign (2011 Clausura), and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals on their Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...
semi-finalist campaign. During the semester, he scored in 57 days twice as much goals as he had during his entire professional career: 3 on the Copa Libertadores and another 3 on the Argentine league. Against LDU Quito for the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.
International appearances and goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 14, 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup Roca Cup The Roca Cup was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis.- History :The competition was created by former president of Argentina, general Julio Roca in 1913... . |
|
| 2. | September 28, 2011 | Belém Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
2–0 | 0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup Roca Cup The Roca Cup was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis.- History :The competition was created by former president of Argentina, general Julio Roca in 1913... . |
Honours
River Plate- Argentine Primera División (1): 2008 Clausura
Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2011 Clausura
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- Augusto Fernández profile at Vélez Sársfield official website