Fernando Vázquez

For the Mexican footballer, see Fernando Vázquez (footballer, born 1999). For the Spanish Olympic athlete, see Fernando Vázquez (athlete).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Pena.

Fernando Vázquez Pena (born 24 October 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder,^[1] currently a manager.

Fernando Vázquez

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Vázquez Pena
Date of birth	(1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Castrofeito, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Arzún
	Negreira
	Sporting Lampón
1978–1982	Loixo
1982–1986	Camporrapado
Managerial career
1978–1982	Loixo (player-manager)
1982–1986	Camporrapado (player-manager)
1986–1991	Lalín
1991–1993	Racing Ferrol
1994–1995	Lugo
1995–1998	Compostela
1998–1999	Oviedo
1999–2000	Mallorca
2000–2001	Betis
2001–2002	Las Palmas
2002–2003	Rayo Vallecano
2003–2004	Valladolid
2004–2007	Celta
2005–2013	Galicia
2013–2014	Deportivo La Coruña
2016	Mallorca
2019–2021	Deportivo La Coruña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Born in the village of Castrofeito, O Pino, Galicia, Vázquez was an English teacher in Lalín where he began to get involved with the school's athletics, especially football. He started his senior coaching career with modest CD Lalín in 1986,^[2] but left for higher-profile Racing de Ferrol in 1991.^[3]

Vázquez took over for various clubs from 1994 to 2004, most of them in La Liga.^[4] With RC Celta de Vigo he achieved promotion followed by straight qualification for the UEFA Cup, after a sixth place in the 2005–06 season.^[5]

Vázquez was relieved of his duties as manager of Celta on 9 April 2007, on the eve of the Galician derby against Deportivo de La Coruña, with his side embroiled deep in a relegation fight which it eventually lost on the last matchday.^[6][7]

Aside from coaching, Vázquez also worked as a pundit for Canal+ in their UEFA Champions League coverage.^[8] While still at Celta, he took charge of the Galicia autonomous team together with Arsenio Iglesias, longtime Depor manager.^[9][10]

On 11 February 2013, after nearly six years away from club duty, Vázquez was appointed at Deportivo, taking Domingos Paciência's place as the third manager of the campaign as the team ranked in 20th and last position.^[11] They eventually finished one place up, but still dropped down to Segunda División.^[12]

Vázquez remained at the helm in an immediate promotion after finishing as runners-up and, on 1 June 2014, he renewed his contract until 2016.^[13] However, in July, after some statements in which he criticised the club's signing policy, he was relieved of his duties.^[14]

On 19 January 2016, after nearly 18 months of inactivity, Vázquez was appointed RCD Mallorca manager.^[15] Seriously threatened with relegation, he managed to avoid the drop in the last matchday.^[16]

Vázquez was sacked on 6 December 2016, after only one win in six matches.^[17] On 29 December 2019, after more than three years away from management, he returned to Deportivo for a second stint, replacing the dismissed Luis César Sampedro.^[18]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 January 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Lalín		28 May 1986	30 June 1991	208	87	55	66	269	208	+61	041.83
Racing Ferrol		30 June 1991	22 November 1993	110	51	27	32	200	120	+80	046.36
Lugo		16 May 1994	23 May 1995	44	17	9	18	61	66	−5	038.64	[19]
Compostela		20 June 1995	1 March 1998	127	41	35	51	149	181	−32	032.28	[20]
Oviedo		19 June 1998	22 June 1999	40	11	12	17	42	61	−19	027.50	[21]
Mallorca		6 September 1999	27 May 2000	48	20	11	17	70	55	+15	041.67	[22]
Betis		10 June 2000	19 March 2001	30	13	10	7	29	22	+7	043.33	[23]
Las Palmas		29 June 2001	31 May 2002	40	10	13	17	42	52	−10	025.00	[24]
Rayo Vallecano		31 May 2002	21 January 2003	19	5	3	11	19	28	−9	026.32	[25]
Valladolid		27 June 2003	27 April 2004	38	11	12	15	46	53	−7	028.95	[26]
Celta		8 June 2004	9 April 2007	126	54	29	43	147	130	+17	042.86	[27]
Galicia		30 June 2005	11 February 2013	8	6	2	0	28	12	+16	075.00
Deportivo La Coruña		11 February 2013	8 July 2014	59	24	17	18	70	59	+11	040.68	[28]
Mallorca		18 January 2016	6 December 2016	40	13	12	15	42	43	−1	032.50	[29]
Deportivo La Coruña		29 December 2019	11 January 2021	33	15	10	8	35	32	+3	045.45	[30]
Career Total				970	378	257	335	1,249	1,122	+127	038.97	—

References

1. Vaamonde, Pablo (11 February 2014). "Fernando Vázquez e o galego" [Fernando Vázquez and the Galician] (in Galician). Galicia Confidencial. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
2. Abizanda, Jorge (13 November 2017). "CD Lalín, el único club de España que tiene a un cura como presidente" [CD Lalín, the only club in Spain that has a priest as president]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. García, Iago (21 January 2020). "Fernando Vázquez sobre el pin parental: "Es una mierda"" [Fernando Vázquez on the parental pin: "It sucks"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
5. Delgado, Miguel (7 February 2020). "De Segunda a Europa, un "sueño" que ya logró Fernando Vázquez con el Celta en 2006" [From Segunda to Europe, a "dream" Fernando Vázquez already realised with Celta in 2006] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
6. "Fernando Vázquez, cesado como entrenador del Celta" [Fernando Vázquez, fired as manager of Celta]. Sport (in Spanish). 10 April 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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8. Lowe, Sid (8 April 2013). "El profesor returns to La Liga to give Deportivo hope at the bottom". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
9. "Ecuador empató a 1 con Galicia" [Ecuador drew 1 all with Galicia]. El Universo (in Spanish). 29 December 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
10. Beotas, Enrique (14 November 2008). "Arsenio Iglesias: "Nunca se acaba de ser profeta del todo en la tierra propia"" [Arsenio Iglesias: "One is never truly a prophet in one's hometown"]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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12. Yordi, Juan (3 June 2013). "Fernando Vázquez, en el aire" [Fernando Vázquez, in the air]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
13. "El ascenso del Deportivo amplía el contrato de Fernando Vázquez" [Deportivo's promotion extends Fernando Vázquez's contract]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
14. "El Deportivo despide a Fernando Vázquez por "falta de confianza"" [Deportivo fire Fernando Vázquez due to "lack of confidence"] (in Spanish). RTVE. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
15. "Vázquez: "estoy aquí para ganar partidos"" [Vázquez: "I am here to win matches"] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
16. "El Mallorca se mantiene en Segunda" [Mallorca remain in Segunda]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 4 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
17. "Fernando Vázquez deja de ser entrenador del Real Mallorca" [Fernando Vázquez ceases to be Real Mallorca manager] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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External links

• Fernando Vázquez manager profile at BDFutbol