José Freddy Fernández Beita (born February 25, 1974) is a Costa Rican
footballer
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who played as defender.
Club career
Born in
Pérez Zeledón, Fernández began playing club football with
Municipal Pérez Zeledón at 20 years of age. After spending most of his career with his hometown club, he joined
Águilas Guanacastecas in May 2009 but left them after a brief spell and finished his career with
Santos de Guápiles
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International career
Fernández made several appearances for the
Costa Rica national football team
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, captaining the side during the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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qualification rounds.
He made his international debut in the
2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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. Fernández also participated in the
2007 and
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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finals.
His final international was an August 2009
FIFA World Cup qualification match against
Honduras.
Honours
* CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team:
2009
Personal
His parents are Aricelda Beita and Ezequías Fernández.
Fernández is the brother of former Costa Rica international footballer,
Pastor Fernández.
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Costa Rican footballers
Costa Rica men's international footballers
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers
Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
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