 Hierro as Spain manager at the 2018 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Ruiz Hierro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vélez-Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Vélez | ||
| 1979 | Málaga | ||
| 1980–1986 | Vélez | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Valladolid B | ||
| 1987–1989 | Valladolid | 58 | (3) |
| 1989–2003 | Real Madrid | 439 | (102) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Rayyan | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 545 | (109) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 1989–2002 | Spain | 89 | (29) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Oviedo | ||
| 2018 | Spain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando Ruiz Hierro (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ˈʝero]; born 23 March 1968) is a Spanish football executive and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder.
He won five La Liga and three Champions League trophies with Real Madrid in 14 years after signing from Valladolid, during which he appeared in 601 official matches.[2] He also competed professionally in Qatar and England.
Hierro represented Spain on 89 occasions, appearing in four World Cups and two European Championships. He started working as a manager in 2016 with Oviedo, being appointed at the helm of the national team two years later.
- ^ a b "Fernando Hierro" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Casillas, a un paso de Hierro y Gento" [Casillas, closing in on Hierro and Gento]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2022.