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My Take
Fernando Gómez is the kind of footballer I have a soft spot for: a one-club man in an era when loyalty is rare. A record 556 appearances and 142 goals for Valencia, debuting at eighteen, is not just longevity, it is devotion. Attacking midfielders are usually the restless artists who chase bigger stages, yet he stayed and then served the club from the front office. I read that as a quiet argument for rootedness over reinvention. The statistics impress me, but it is the single-mindedness of belonging to one place that makes him genuinely memorable to me.
Overview
Fernando Gómez Colomer (born 11 September 1965), known simply as Fernando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His career was closely connected to Valencia with whom he made his La Liga debut at the age of 18, going on to make a record 556 appearances and score 142 official goals. He worked with the club in directorial capacities following his retirement.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fernando Gómez Colomer
- Name (Japanese)
- フェルナンド・ゴメス
- Reading
- ふぇるなんど・ごめす
- Born
- September 11, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Valencia, Province of Valencia, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.