José Carlos "Zlatan" Fernández Piedra (born 14 May 1983 in

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) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club Carlos A. Mannucci. He is nicknamed "Zlatan" because of his physical resemblance to Swedish footballer

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Club career

Fernández began his playing career in early 2000 with local club Defensor Taller de Laredo. Then in 2002 he transferred to

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. Fernández made his official debut in the Torneo Descentralizado on 22 September 2002 in round 11 of the 2002 Torneo Clausura. His debut match was played at home in the Mansiche Stadium against

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, which ended in a 4–0 loss for Coopsol Trujillo. José Carlos scored his first official goal in the Descentralizado on 1 December 2002 in a league match against

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in round 21 of the Clausura season. He scored in the 80th minute, but it was not enough as Alianza Atlético won 4–2 in Trujillo. He finished his first season in the top-flight with 15 appearances and 3 goals. However, Coopsol Trujillo finished in 12th place and were relegated to the

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division. Then in 2003 he joined Lima based club

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, which at the time was participating in the Peruvian Second Division. There he would win his first silverware as he helped Sport Coopsol win the 2003 Peruvian Second Division championship. Sport Coopsol won promotion to the First Division but instead decided to sell their spot to newly formed club

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. As a result, Fernández transferred to Universidad San Martín for the

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season. He then went on to have stints at 4 other Peruvian clubs:

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, and

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. He spent two years playing in Europe. First with the Ukrainian team

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, where he stayed 4 months, playing in 2 games and totaling 19 minutes. Then on 30 May 2008, Fernández signed a contract with

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, which ended on 10 February 2009. It was announced at the same time that Fernández moved back to his home country, to play for

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. He played in the

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and scored decisive goals for his club. Finally, in October he played for the Argentine club

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. Unfortunately he didn't make any goal because he had a serious injury that left him for several months. In 2013, he moved to the Peruvian team

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to play the

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and

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International goals

Honours

Club

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: * Peruvian Second Division:

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Carlos A. Mannucci *

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; Runner Up

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Jose Carlos 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Trujillo, Peru Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sport Coopsol Trujillo footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers FBC Melgar footballers Coronel Bolognesi footballers Cienciano footballers FC Chornomorets Odesa players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Club Alianza Lima footballers S.D. Quito footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Cusco FC footballers Sport Huancayo footballers Peruvian Primera División players Ukrainian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina