Fernando Sales de los Cobos (born 12 September 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Sales de los Cobos | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Betis B | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Los Palacios (loan) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Isla Cristina | 36 | (9) |
| 1998–2000 | Levante | 72 | (14) |
| 2000–2004 | Valladolid | 131 | (17) |
| 2004–2007 | Sevilla | 28 | (1) |
| 2008 | Celta | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hércules | 24 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Albacete | 35 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Alcorcón | 149 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | S.S. Reyes | ||
| Total | 488 | (60) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSales was born in Seville, Andalusia. A product of local Real Betis' youth system, he first appeared professionally with lowly CD Isla Cristina and Levante UD (then in the Segunda División B, achieving promotion in his first year).[1]
After making his La Liga debut with Real Valladolid in the 2000–01 season, in a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas,[2] being an undisputed starter in the following three years while scoring a total of 15 league goals, Sales transferred to Sevilla FC on a five-year contract, upon Valladolid's 2004 relegation.[3] He appeared sporadically for his new club during his first two campaigns, being restricted to Copa del Rey games in the 2006–07 campaign and not registered at all – alongside teammate Jesuli – in the following season.[4][5]
On 13 January 2008, Sales moved to RC Celta de Vigo on a free transfer.[6] In September, he signed a one-year deal with another Segunda División side, Hércules CF,[7] being reunited with his former Valladolid teammate Tote.[8]
Veteran Sales continued playing in the second tier the following years, with Albacete Balompié and AD Alcorcón.[9]
Honours
editSevilla
References
edit- ^ Sales, el crack que le robaron a Lopera (Sales, the star stolen from Lopera); Diario AS, 22 February 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ Las Palmas y Valladolid igualan en el Insular (Las Palmas and Valladolid all square at the Insular); Mundo Deportivo, 24 September 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ Renato and Sales head for Seville; UEFA, 7 July 2004
- ^ "Casi todos llevamos los mismos goles" ("Everybody has nearly the same goals"); Diario AS, 21 September 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fernando Sales pide 6 millones al Sevilla por despido improcedente (Fernando Sales asks 6 million to Sevilla for unlawful sacking); Diario de Sevilla, 25 February 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Celta se refuerza con Fernando Sales (Celta bolster with Fernando Sales); Marca, 13 January 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fernando Sales, último fichaje del Hércules (Fernando Sales, last Hércules signing); Marca, 2 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valladolid ya cayó en 1963 ante el Hércules (Valladolid have already fallen to Hércules in 1963); Diario AS, 11 October 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón (Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions); Marca, 5 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Entrevista. Fernando Sales: "Tengo la espina clavada de no haber triunfado en el Sevilla FC" (Interview. Fernando Sales: "Not having made it big at Sevilla FC is a thorn in my side"); Vavel, 30 December 2020 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Fernando Sales at BDFutbol
- Fernando Sales at Soccerway