Abelardo Fernández

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Abelardo
Personal information
Full name Abelardo Fernández Antuña
Date of birth March 19, 1970 (1970-03-19) (age 38)
Place of birth    Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Central defender
Youth clubs
 ?-1989 Sporting de Gijón
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989-1994
1994-2002
2002-2003		 Sporting de Gijón
FC Barcelona
Deportivo Alavés		 179 (13)
178 (11)
28 (0)   
National team
1991-2001 Spain 54 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)
Olympic medal record
Men's football (soccer)
Gold Barcelona 1992 Team

Abelardo Fernández Antuña, pron. IPA: [aβe'laɾδo feɾ'nandeθ], (born March 19, 1970 in Gijón, Asturias), commonly known as Abelardo, is a former football player from Spain, who was known for his distinctive bald head, a style which he adopted from a relatively young age.

Abelardo played for Sporting de Gijón, FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alavés. He also played for the Spanish national football team and was a participant at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and Euro 2000.

He was also a member of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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