Cirilo "Pepe" Fernández (born on 14 July 1943) is a former Uruguayan

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who competed in several soccer leagues in the United States and Netherlands during the 1960s and 1970s. He played as a forward for one season in the National Professional Soccer League, four in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League, and five in the Netherlands. Fernández started his career at Club Sport Emelec. In 1967, Fernandez played for the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NPSL merged with the

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to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). When that happened, the Toros moved to San Diego. Fernandez remained with the

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in 1968 where he was selected as a first team All Star and set a league scoring record with 30 goals. The Toros folded at the end of the season, along with 12 other franchises. One of those teams—

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, who were 1967 NPSL champions and were one of the top teams in the 1968 NASL—opted to play an independent schedule against top foreign clubs. The Clippers boosted their offense for 1969 by signing Fernandez, as well as 1968 leading scorer John Kowalik. Renaming themselves "California Clippers," the team only played a handful of games before folding. Fernandez then moved to the

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in the middle of the 1969 season. He was once again a first team All Star as well as the NASL MVP. According to one source, Fernandez spent five seasons in the Netherlands at Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem. He did not return to the NASL until 1974 when he signed with the expansion

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. He started the first three games of the season, but a vicious slide tackle by David Kemp broke his leg during the Sounders home debut putting him out for the season. Fernandez played only twelve games in 1975, then began the 1976 season when he was released after two games. He then signed with the expansion

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of the American Soccer League. The Tides went to the ASL playoff semifinals but folded soon after. Fernandez then played HFC Haarlem before returning to the Sounders for the 1981-1982 NASL indoor season. Fernández lives in

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, where he owns an indoor soccer business.June 2004 Press Release

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Pepe 1943 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Los Angeles Toros players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players San Diego Toros players Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players Kansas City Spurs players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Tacoma Tides players C.S. Emelec footballers Go Ahead Eagles players HFC Haarlem players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards