Fernando Martínez Perales

Fernando Martínez Perales (born 21 May 1967), commonly known as Nando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was also a manager.

In his career, the majority of which was spent at Valencia and Deportivo, he totalled 413 games across the two top tiers of Spanish football over 14 seasons. Of those, 343 were in La Liga (15 goals).

Club career Born in Valencia, Nando began his career with local club Levante UD, but moved across town to La Liga's Valencia CF after securing promotion from Tercera División in 1987. An attacking-minded full-back who started out as a midfielder, he spent five seasons at the latter, but started less frequently in his final two years following the arrival of Brazilian Leonardo.

Nando joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer in the summer of 1992, which also saw Adolfo Aldana, Bebeto and Mauro Silva arrive at the Estadio Riazor. During his spell, the Galician side began rising to Super Depor fame, winning their first two trophies – the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España, both in 1995 – which were the player's only honours. His second and final appearance was a 1–1 draw against Mexico four years later, another exhibition game held in Las Palmas.

Honours Deportivo Copa del Rey: 1994–95