Nando (footballer, born May 1967)

Nando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Martínez Perales
Date of birth (1967-05-21) 21 May 1967
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Levante 52 (4)
1986–1987 Valencia B
1987–1992 Valencia 140 (7)
1992–1997 Deportivo La Coruña 173 (8)
1998–2000 Sevilla 68 (0)
2000–2001 Compostela 32 (1)
2001–2003 Atlético Arteixo 60 (0)
Total 525 (20)
International career
1988 Spain U21 2 (0)
1988–1993 Spain 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Somozas
2011–2012 Cerceda
2013 Pontevedra
2015–2016 Banants (assistant)
2019 Laracha
2023 Socuéllamos
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Martínez Perales (born 21 May 1967), commonly known as Nando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was also a manager.

In his career, the majority of which was spent at Valencia and Deportivo, he totalled 413 games across the two top tiers of Spanish football over 14 seasons. Of those, 343 were in La Liga (15 goals).

Club career

Born in Valencia, Nando began his career with local club Levante UD, but moved across town to La Liga's Valencia CF after securing promotion from Tercera División in 1987.[1] An attacking-minded full-back who started out as a midfielder,[2] he spent five seasons at the latter, but started less frequently in his final two years following the arrival of Brazilian Leonardo.[3]

Nando joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer in the summer of 1992, which also saw Adolfo Aldana, Bebeto and Mauro Silva arrive at the Estadio Riazor. During his spell, the Galician side began rising to Super Depor fame, winning their first two trophies – the Copa del Rey[4] and the Supercopa de España, both in 1995 – which were the player's only honours.[2][3]

Following the arrival of John Toshack as Deportivo manager in 1995, Nando once again found himself increasingly on the sidelines.[2] Although he regained first-choice status for the 1996–97 season he lost his place to Frenchman Jérôme Bonnissel in the next, and signed with Segunda División team Sevilla FC in January 1998 after five and a half years and 202 competitive appearances.[2][3]

Nando helped the Andalusians to promote to the top flight in his first full season, but suffered immediate relegation in a campaign in which he played 30 league matches, and met the same fate the following year with second-tier SD Compostela, after which he retired from professional football aged 34, going on to compete at amateur level with Atlético Arteixo.[2][3]

International career

Nando made his debut for Spain on 14 September 1988 in a 2–1 friendly loss to Yugoslavia, in Oviedo.[5] His second and final appearance was a 1–1 draw against Mexico four years later, another exhibition game held in Las Palmas.[6]

Honours

Deportivo

References

  1. ↑ Mínguez, Jesús (18 March 2010). "1987: el Levante dice 'hasta nunca' a la Tercera" [1987: Levante says 'see you never' to Tercera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nando". Deportivo La Coruña Fansite. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Varona, Alfredo (13 November 2024). "Nando Martínez: «Ahora no es igual en Coruña, la gente es deportivista hasta la médula, pero no es lo que vivimos nosotros»" [Nando Martínez: "Now it's not the same in Coruña, people are Deportivo fans to the core, but it's not what we experienced"] (in Spanish). Jot Down. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Carbajosa, Carlos E. (28 June 1995). "Supertítulo" [Supertitle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Perearnau, Francisco (15 September 1988). "1–2: Adiós a la "flor"..." [1–2: Farewell to the "flower"...]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Román, Rogelio (28 January 1993). "Más joven, pero igual de gris" [Younger, but just as grey]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Di Maggio, Roberto; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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