Fernando Rodríguez Serena (28 January 1941 – 15 October 2018) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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. He appeared in 144

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matches during nine seasons, scoring a combined 23 goals for

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, Osasuna and

Elche Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,

. With the first club, he won the 1966 European Cup.

Club career

Born in

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, Serena finished his development at

, and started his senior career with their reserves. He then served a two-year loan at

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, making his

debut on 3 September 1961 in a 2–2 home draw against

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and scoring his first goal two weeks later to help the hosts defeat

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3–1. Returned to the

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, Serena went on appear in 86 competitive matches (15 goals) and be part of the squads that won four national championships and the 1965–66 edition of the

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. In the latter competition, he scored the winning goal in the final against

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, controlling the ball with his chest and volleying in from outside the box in a 2–1 win in

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. After a further two top flight seasons with

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, with whom he took part in the

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against

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, Serena signed with Segunda División club

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in 1970. After 210 games across all competitions at the ''

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'', he retired at the age of 35.

International career

Serena earned one cap for the Spanish national team, playing the second half of the 0–0

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home draw to

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on 9 January 1963 after coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Enrique Collar.

Death

Serena died in

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Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

on 15 October 2018, at the age of 77. He had settled in the city after retiring, marrying María Ángeles Gastón and fathering two children.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68 *

: 1965–66

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serena, Fernando 1941 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players CA Osasuna players Elche CF players UE Sant Andreu footballers Spain youth international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Champions League winning players