Luis Fernando Dadie Fernández

Luis Fernando Dadíe Fernández (born 17 May 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender. He could play in any defensive position, but was most noted as a centre back.

He began his career with Real Sociedad, and amassed 91 appearances during eight seasons in La Liga with Sociedad and Celta Vigo, scoring once. He earned four caps for the Spanish national under-21 side, and scored one goal.

Club career Real Sociedad

Dadíe was born in Pasaia, in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque autonomous community, and began his career with the youth teams of Real Sociedad, based in San Sebastián, the capital of Gipuzkoa. He started in the 1987 Copa del Rey Final, held at Real Zaragoza's home ground, La Romareda, on 27 June. Los Reales beat Atlético Madrid on penalties after a 2–2 draw to win their first Copa del Rey since 1909.

1987–88 was an excellent season for Real Sociedad. They reached a second consecutive Copa del Rey final, although this time Dadíe was an unused substitute as they lost 1–0 to Barcelona. Sociedad also finished as runners-up in the league, albeit some distance behind champions Real Madrid, and qualified for the 1988–89 UEFA Cup. This allowed Dadíe to make his European debut, not having played a part in the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, He played the full 90 minutes of the away second leg of Sociedad's first round tie against Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia, as they won 3–2 at Stadion Juliska to progress on away goals.

Dadíe remained at Sociedad until 1991, again playing in the UEFA Cup in his last season, but never truly established himself as a regular starter. He left after only 69 appearances in six seasons with Los Reales. and made 37 appearances that season as Celta won the title and earned promotion to La Liga. He continued to play for Los Celestes in the top flight for another two seasons,

Dadíe left Celta at the end of that season, following coach Txetxu Rojo to Osasuna. He replaced Salva, who had made the move from Celta at the same time, for the last 26 minutes of the match. Dadíe failed to truly establish himself at Osasuna, making 25 appearances in two seasons before departing for Toledo. as Spain hosted England for a friendly at Estadio El Plantío in Burgos. Dadíe scored just after the hour mark to give Spain the lead, but goals from David Rocastle and Tony Cottee saw the visitors ultimately take a 2–1 victory.

Retirement

After his retirement, Dadíe worked for Radio Euskadi, commentating on Real Sociedad matches, and also held a technical role at Sociedad.

Career statistics Club

1. Appearance in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup 2. Appearances in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup

International Source:

Under-21 international goals

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 18 February 1987 Estadio El Plantío, Burgos 4 1–0 1–2 Friendly

Honours Real Sociedad Copa del Rey: 1986–87 La Liga runners-up: 1987–88 Copa del Rey runners-up: 1987–88

Celta Vigo Segunda División: 1991–92 Copa del Rey runners-up: 1993–94