Àlex Fernández Sánchez (born 14 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He played in

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for both Espanyol and

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, making 125 appearances across two spells with the former.

Club career

Born in

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, Fernández began his professional career in 1992 with local

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side

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. After making a handful of appearances for his first two seasons, Fernández became key part of the side during the 1994–95 season. Although Palamós finished the year in the relegation places, Fernández's performances earned him a move to

with Espanyol. Fernández made 20 appearances for Espanyol in all competitions in his first season, but struggled to establish himself in the first team after that. He had loan spells back in the Segunda División with

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in 1997 and

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in 1998, again experiencing relegation with the latter, before a permanent move to the second tier with

in August 1998. Fernández was a key part in the Osasuna side for three seasons, and played 37 times as they won promotion as Segunda División runners-up in 1999–2000. In 2001, he returned to Espanyol for a second stint that was much more successful than his first. He made 98 appearances for the club in four seasons, scoring five times, before returning to the Segunda División with Xerez in 2005. He retired a year later, aged 32, having made 16 appearances in his one season with the

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n club.

Honours

Osasuna *

: runner-up 1999–2000

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernández, Àlex 1974 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Girona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Palamós CF footballers RCD Espanyol footballers UE Lleida players Elche CF players CA Osasuna players Xerez CD footballers People from Baix Empordà