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Augusto Matías Fernández (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine former professional
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who played as a
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.


Club career


River Plate

Born in
Pergamino, Buenos Aires Pergamino () is an Argentine city in the Province of Buenos Aires. It has a population of about 104,985 inhabitants as per the and is the administrative seat of its county, Pergamino Partido. Its UN/LOCODE is ARPGO. History Long valued for its m ...
, Fernández was a River Plate youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 29 January 2006, coming on as a substitute for
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in a 5–0 away routing of
Tiro Federal Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentina, Argentine association football, football club from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team curren ...
. Fernández scored his first professional goal on 8 April 2007, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against
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. With River he won the 2008 Clausura under
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's coaching, playing on 15 of the 19 games (9 starts).


Saint-Etienne

On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine
Gonzalo Bergessio Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio (; born 20 July 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Early career Born in Córdoba, Bergessio started his career in the lower leagues with Club Atlético Platense. In 2005, ...
joined
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, Fernández arrived to the aforementioned French club. He was loaned to the French club by a third-party owner of his rights, Israeli businessman Pinhas Zahavi. Fernández made his
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
debut on 13 September 2009, starting in a 0–1 loss at
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, and scored his first goal in the category roughly a month later in a 3–1 home win against
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. However, he only appeared in 12 matches during the campaign, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.


Vélez Sarsfield

On 9 July 2010, Fernández signed a three-year deal with
Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
side Vélez Sarsfield, who bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for a fee of
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1.5 million. In his first tournament with his new club, the 2010 Apertura, he played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign. Fernández totalled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's 2011 Clausura-winning campaign, and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals in their
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semi-finalist campaign. During the semester, he scored in 57 days twice as many goals as he had during his entire professional career: 3 in the Copa Libertadores and another 3 in the Argentine league. Against
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in the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.


Celta

On 8 August 2012, Fernández joined newly promoted
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club
Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...
on a four-year deal. He made his debut in the category ten days later, starting in a 0–1 home loss against
Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...
. Fernández scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 22 September 2012, netting the first in a 2–1 home success over
Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...
. He finished the season as an ever-present figure for the
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, appearing in 36 matches and scoring six goals as his side narrowly avoided relegation. Fernández was still a first-choice in the following campaigns, with the side now finishing in mid-table positions. On 3 October 2014, he was appointed
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of the club, replacing Borja Oubiña.


Atlético Madrid

On 1 January 2016, Fernández joined
Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, mainly as a cover to the injured Tiago. He made his debut 5 days later, playing 57 minutes of a
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draw away to
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before being replaced by
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; he made his first league appearance for the club on 11 January, against Celta, his former team. Later, he started in the 2016 Champions League final, although he was substituted off at half-time. He only made 8 appearances in the following seasons with the ''Rojiblancos''.


Beijing Renhe

On 31 January 2018, Fernández signed with
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
club
Beijing Renhe Beijing Chengfeng Football Club ( zh, s=北京橙丰, t=北京橙丰, p=Běijīng Chéngfēng) was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the Chinese League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...
on an undisclosed fee.


Cádiz

On 23 June 2020, Fernández returned to Spain and joined
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side
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for the remainder of the season. He signed an extension for the following season later, with the club achieving promotion to the La Liga. On 21 May 2021, after securing first division football for the upcoming season, Fernández announced his retirement from football.


International career

Fernández made his full international debut for
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on 15 September 2011, starting in a 0–0
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home draw against
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. On 2 June 2014 he was included in Alejandro Sabella's final 23-man squad for the year's
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, but was only an unused substitute during the whole tournament. In May 2016, he was included in
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's 23-man Argentina squad for the
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, being a starter for most of the tournament before missing the final after getting injured in the semifinal match.


Club statistics


International


International goals


Honours


Club

River Plate *
Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
: 2008 Clausura Vélez Sársfield *Argentine Primera División: 2011 Clausura Atletico Madrid *
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runner-up: 2015–16


International

Argentina *
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runner-up:
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*
Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...
runner-up:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Augusto 1986 births Living people Footballers from Pergamino Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players La Liga players Segunda División players Chinese Super League players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers AS Saint-Étienne players RC Celta de Vigo players Atlético Madrid footballers Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players Cádiz CF players Kings League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Copa América Centenario players Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in China 21st-century Argentine sportsmen