Rafael Fernández Loperena (born 12 December 1977) is a Mexican official and manager who is the current head coach of Venados since 2023.

Official career

Fernández was the sporting director of

Lobos BUAP Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...

during 2018.

Coaching career

Fernández started his coaching career as assistant coach with

Atlético San Luis Club Atlético de San Luis is a Mexican professional football club based in San Luis Potosí. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 2013, replacing the defunct club of the city ( San Luis FC) after its re ...

in 2021. In 2022, he was appointed as interim manager of

. In 2022, he joined the Atlético San Luis Reserves and Academy. In 2023, Fernández was appointed as manager of Venados from the

Liga de Expansión MX Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. It was founded in 2020 as part of the Mexi ...

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* 1977 births Living people Mexican football managers People from Mexico City {{Mexico-footy-bio-stub