Fernando González Valenciaga (1 February 1921 – 3 January 1988), better known as Nando, was a Spanish football player and manager. A

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

, he spent most of his career with

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

and took part in the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the 4th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. It was the first Wo ...

with the Spain national team.

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* 1921 births 1988 deaths Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Getxo Men's association football midfielders Spain men's international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players La Liga players SD Indautxu footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Racing de Santander players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Racing de Santander managers CD Ourense managers AD Ceuta FC managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{spain-footy-midfielder-stub