Juan Gualberto Fernández Rivera (born 12 July 1941) is a retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

from

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

. He represented his country at the

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Club career

Fernández played in the Salvadoran league for Atlante.

International career

Nicknamed ''El Pulpo'' (the Octopus), Fernández played in the

in the sixties and seventies. In 1968, he participated in the

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, where he appeared in the losses against

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

and

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

as well as the draw against

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

. In 1968 and 1969, Fernández also helped the national team qualify for the 1970 World Cup in

when he represented his country in 7

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matches. At the World Cup, he was a reserve and did not play in any match.

Coaching career

Fernández also served as an assistant and goalkeeping coach for Independiente,

Cojutepeque Cojutepeque () is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its popu ...

and Alianza.¿Qué PASó con... "El pulpo" Fernández?
- El Salvador.com

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* 1941 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for El Salvador 1970 FIFA World Cup players Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub