Fernando Hierro

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Fernando Hierro
Fernando Hierro in Spain-Iran press conference 2018-06-19.jpg
Fernando Hierro (2018)
Personnel
Surname Fernando Ruiz Hierro
birthday March 23, 1968
place of birth Vélez-Málaga ,  Spain
size 188 cm
position Libero
Defensive Midfielder
Juniors
Years station
1980-1987 Vélez-Málaga
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1987-1989 Real Valladolid 58 00(2)
1989-2003 real Madrid 439 (102)
2003-2004 Al-Rayyan Sports Club 19 00(3)
2004-2005 Bolton Wanderers 29 00(1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1989-1990 Spain U-21 5 00(2)
1989-2002 Spain 88 0(30)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2014-2015 Real Madrid (assistant coach)
2016-2017 Real Oviedo
2018 Spain (interim)
1 Only league games are given.

Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga ) is a former Spanish football player and today's coach and functionary .

As a long-time professional of the Spanish record champions Real Madrid , the defensive specialist won a. a. three times the Champions League and five national championships. The extremely dangerous Hierro is now considered one of the greatest players in Spain and is the fifth best goalscorer in the national team .

Player career

society

As a youth, Hierro came to Real Valladolid and was included in the professional squad in the 1987/88 season , where he soon had a regular place in defense. Due to his strong performances in the following two years, Real Madrid became aware of the talented defender and brought him to the capital in 1989.

The tall Hierro fit seamlessly into the star ensemble of the “royal” and from then on formed the central defense with captain Manolo Sanchís . In his first season he was able to celebrate the championship with Real and immediately developed into a permanent fixture in the team. Although Hierro was a defensive player, he was characterized by enormous goal danger. The excellent free-kick and penalty taker scored 21 goals in the 1991/92 season and even finished second on the list of goalscorers. After a dry spell, he was able to win four more championships with Real and was one of the best defensive players in the country. After the departure of Sanchís, he formed the central defense with Iván Helguera or Iván Campo and took over the captaincy. After three titles in the UEFA Champions League (1998, 2000, 2002) Real had returned to their old strength.

When the decisive game for the championship came up in 2003, captain Hierro urged prudence before this game. He noticed that everything revolved around the transfer of David Beckham and that the game was a minor matter. The then Real President Florentino Pérez did not like this criticism of himself (he had arranged the Beckham Deal and was celebrated for it) and so Hierro had to leave the club at the end of the 2002/03 season under pressure from the president. After 14 years with Real, a veteran left the “Royal” , who had worn the white jersey in 598 competitive games (fifth most appearances).

After leaving Madrid, he played in Qatar for the Al-Rayyan sports club . But in his last season he looked again for the sporting challenge in the English Premier League and played another season for the Bolton Wanderers , where he formed the man marking with his former Real teammate Iván Campó. Despite requests from the team, coach Sam Allardyce and club management not to end his career, Hierro announced his departure from active football on May 10, 2005.

National team

He made his debut in the national team on September 20, 1989 against Poland (1-0). In the following years he took part in four world championships (World Cup 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) and two European championships (EM 1996, 2000). Although the Selección was regularly among the favorites, their successes remained denied. In contrast to the club, where Hierro played in central defense, he was used by almost all Spanish national coaches in the defensive midfield. He played his last international match in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup against South Korea on June 22, 2002 (3-5 after penalties).

With 29 goals he is fifth on the top scorer list, behind David Villa , Raúl , Fernando Torres and David Silva .

Functionary and coaching career

In autumn 2007 he signed a three-year contract as sports director with the Spanish Football Association .

In the 2014-15 season , Hierro was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant coach for Real Madrid's first team .

In the 2016/17 season he was the coach of the Spanish second division club Real Oviedo .

At the end of November 2017, Hierro was again Sports Director of the Spanish Football Association.

On June 13, 2018 - two days before the opening game - Hierro took over the Spanish national team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia from the sacked Julen Lopetegui . Under Hierro, the team prevailed in Group B with five points ahead of Portugal , Iran and Morocco , but were knocked out 3: 4 on penalties against the hosts in the round of 16 . Then Hierro left the association.

title

Personal awards

Season statistics

society league season league Nat. Cup European Cup Other total
Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates
Real Valladolid Primera División 1987/88 29 1 - - - - - - 29 1
1988/89 29 2 - - - - - - 29 2
total 58 2 - - - - - - 58 3
real Madrid Primera División 1989/90 37 7th 5 0 4th 0 - - 46 7th
1990/91 35 7th 3 0 5 1 2 0 45 8th
1991/92 37 21st 7th 3 9 2 - - 53 26th
1992/93 33 13 8th 0 6th 5 - - 47 18th
1993/94 34 10 3 0 4th 1 2 0 43 11
1994/95 33 7th 2 0 5 0 - - 40 7th
1995/96 31 7th 4th 0 5 1 2 1 42 9
1996/97 39 6th 6th 2 - - - - 45 8th
1997/98 28 3 2 0 10 3 1 0 41 4th
1998/99 28 6th 4th 1 8th 1 - - 40 8th
1999/00 20th 5 2 0 14th 2 - - 36 7th
2000/01 29 5 1 0 13 1 - - 43 6th
2001/02 30th 5 5 0 14th 0 2 0 51 5
2002/03 25th 0 1 1 12 0 - - 38 1
total 439 102 53 7th 109 17th 9 1 610 127
al-Rayyan SC Qatar Stars League 2003/04 19th 3 - - - - - - 19th 3
total 19th 3 - - - - - - 19th 3
Bolton Wanderers Premier League 2004/05 29 1 - - - - - - 29 1
total 29 1 - - - - - - 29 1
Career total 545 108 53 7th 109 17th 9 1 716 134

Web links

Commons : Fernando Hierro  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fernando Hierro será el nuevo ayudante de Carlo Ancelotti , as.com, July 10, 2014, accessed on June 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Profile on soccerway.com , accessed January 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Fernando Hierro reappointed Spanish Football Association sporting director , espn.co.uk, November 23, 2017, accessed June 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ OFFICIAL | Fernando Hierro to assume role as Head Coach for the Russia World Cup ( Memento from June 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), sefutbol.com, June 13, 2018, accessed on June 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ OFFICIAL | Fernando Hierro steps down as Spain sporting director , sefutbol.com, July 8, 2018, accessed July 8, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Hierro, Fernando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hierro, Fernando Ruiz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Vélez-Málaga , Spain