Adrián Gustavo 'Carucha' Fernández (born 28 November 1980) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Fernández was born in

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. Between 1998 and 2003, 'Carucha' played in second-line Argentine football teams, such as Nueva Chicago and El Porvenir. In spite of his poor background, during 2004, Fernandez arrived at

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. In Colo Colo, Fernández debuted in the most important match in the Chilean league: the superclásico (Colo Colo v/s Universidad de Chile). After his Chilean experience, 'Carucha' played in the Bolivian

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, Saudi Arabia and in the Swiss league. In July 2008 he went to Bulgaria and signed with

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. On 14 November 2008, he scored two goals for Cherno More in the most important match against

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(The derby of

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) at

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. He scored goals in the 60th and 73rd minute. The result of the match was a 5–0 win for Cherno More. In January 2009 Fernández signed a contract with

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. Up to the end of the 2008–09 season he played in 11 matches for the club and scored 5 goals. On 7 December 2010, he was released from Chernomorets Burgas. On 15 July 2011, Fernández signed a contract with Israeli second league team

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at Rama ...

. At Hapoel Ramat Gan he scored 10 goals in 28 matches. On 30 May 2012, he signed a contract with Ironi Ramat Hasharon for one season. On 31 May 2013, he signed a contract with the third Israeli team in his career,

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...

. On 8 September 2013, Fernández debuted in a match against Hapoel Katamon, in this match he scored his first goal for Petah Tikva in the 26th minute. On 26 August 2014, he signed to

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Adrian Gustavo 1980 births Living people People from General San Martín Partido Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club El Porvenir footballers Colo-Colo footballers The Strongest players Al-Shaab CSC players FC Schaffhausen players Swiss Super League players Chilean Primera División players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Cherno More Varna players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel UAE Pro League players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen