Vincent Fernandez (born 31 January 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Vincent Fernandez
Personal information
Full name Vincent Fernandez
Date of birth (1975-01-31) 31 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
1995–1996Châteauroux (loan) 39 (0)
1998–2002 Sochaux 133 (0)
2002–2004 Strasbourg 38 (0)
2004–2012 Châteauroux 223 (0)
Total 446 (0)
International career
1995–1996 France U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Fernandez began his career with Paris Saint-Germain. He was loaned to LB Châteauroux to experience first-team football and when he returned to PSG, he became sub for Bernard Lama, and then Dominique Casagrande. The 1997–98 season was one of his best, because even though he did not play much in the championship, he still won two cups, playing in both the Coupe de la Ligue final and the Coupe de France final against Bordeaux and Lens respectively.[1][2] In 1998 FC Sochaux, who had recently reached Ligue 1, offered him a place, which he took up and kept until Teddy Richert convinced him to play for RC Strasbourg. He played there for two years, but did not manage to shine, so he moved to the Ligue 2 side Châteauroux. He played for the club as starting goalkeeper for 8 years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ Vincent Fernandez – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)