About Hernán Fernández
Lived 1921 – 2010 (aged 89). Hernán Fernández was a Chilean association football player.
Hernán Fernández Vilaspaz (17 March 1921 – 5 July 2010) was a Chilean footballer. He played in ten matches for the Chile national football team from 1942 to 1952. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1942 South American Championship.
Career Fernández joined Unión Deportiva Española, the previous club to Unión Española, in 1933 from Instituto Nacional. He made his senior debut with Unión Española in 1938, aged 17, and won the first two Chilean Primera División league titles in 1943 and 1951.
Personal life Fernández was born in Santiago, Chile, to a Riojan father, Marcelino Fernández Sáez, who came to Chile in 1912, and a Catalonian mother, Pilar Vilaspaz Nalda.
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Who was Hernán Fernández?
Chilean association football player (1921-2010)
When was Hernán Fernández born?
Hernán Fernández was born on 17 March 1921 in Santiago.
When did Hernán Fernández die?
Hernán Fernández died on 5 July 2010 in Santiago.
What was Hernán Fernández's occupation?
Hernán Fernández was an association football player.
What nationality was Hernán Fernández?
Hernán Fernández was Chilean.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Hernán Fernández (Chilean footballer)
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