Clemente Fernández López (23 November 1919 – 17 July 1996), known simply as Clemente, was a Spanish professional
footballer who played as a
right back.
Club career
Having begun his career as a
midfielder, Clemente joined
hometown club
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in 1942 from local amateurs
CD Deportivo Castilla, playing in only four
La Liga games in
his first season. After one year on loan at
Hércules CF
Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...
he returned to the ''Merengues'', but appeared in just seven league matches during
the campaign.
Of the following seven seasons, Clemente managed to be regularly played in four of them, winning three major titles including two
Copa del Rey trophies. In 1952, after 144 official games with Real Madrid, he signed for fellow league side
Deportivo de La Coruña, retiring at the end of
the campaign at the age of 33.
International career
Clemente earned three
caps for
Spain, in slightly less than one year. His debut came on 21 March 1948 in a 2–0
friendly
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win with
Portugal, in Madrid.
Honours
Real Madrid
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Copa del Generalísimo:
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
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,
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
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Copa Eva Duarte: 1946
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1919 births
1996 deaths
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Real Madrid CF players
Hércules CF players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Spain men's international footballers