Roberto Fernández Alvarellos

Roberto

Roberto in 2010
Personal information
Full name Roberto Fernández Alvarellos
Date of birth (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979
Place of birth Chantada, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lugo
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Celta B 71 (0)
2002–2008 Sporting Gijón 197 (0)
2008–2010 Osasuna 28 (0)
2010–2015 Granada 131 (0)
2015– Lugo 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Alvarellos.

Roberto Fernández Alvarellos (born 25 January 1979), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Lugo as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Roberto was born in Chantada, Lugo. After several years struggling at Celta de Vigo, never making it past its B-team, he moved to Sporting de Gijón in 2002.[1] Safe for his first season, he was an undisputed starter during his entire stay,[2] winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2005–06 campaign by conceding only 31 goals in 38 games, whilst going unbeaten for 825 minutes with the Segunda División club.[3]

In June 2008, after playing in all the league matches save one to help Sporting return to the top division after a ten-year absence,[4] Roberto also moved to La Liga, signing a three-year contract with CA Osasuna.[5] After starting his first year on the bench, he eventually beat competition from veteran Ricardo (formerly of Manchester United)[6] and became first-choice, but lost it again in the 2009–10 season, appearing almost exclusively in the domestic cup – he played the last two rounds in the league, with the Navarrese already safe from the relegation zone.

On 14 July 2010, Roberto was released by Osasuna and signed a three-year deal with Granada CF,[7] returned to level two after 22 years. He only missed two games in the regular season in his first year, then starred in the playoffs in an eventual second consecutive promotion for the Andalusians.[8]

Roberto was first-choice in three of the four following seasons, all spent in the top flight. He signed for CD Lugo on 17 July 2015, after his contract expired.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Caras nuevas en ambos equipos" [New faces in both teams] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 July 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Roberto: 637 minutos sin encajar ningún gol" [Roberto: 637 minutes without conceding a goal] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "La joya de la corona" [The jewel of the crown] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 16 July 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Sporting le brindó el ascenso a Quini diez años después" [Sporting toasted promotion to Quini ten years later] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Osasuna ficha al portero Roberto Fernández por tres temporadas" [Osasuna signs goalkeeper Roberto Fernández for three seasons] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Roberto: "Ricardo y yo llevamos bien la rivalidad"" [Roberto: "Ricardo and I have a quite sane rivalry"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "El Granada cierra el fichaje del portero Roberto" [Granada completes signing of goalkeeper Roberto] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Apoteósico ascenso" [Apotheotic promotion] (in Spanish). Ideal. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "El portero Roberto Fernández acaba de firmar con el CD Lugo" [Goalkeeper Roberto Fernández has just signed with CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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