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Rommel Fernández
Panamian footballer

Rommel Fernández

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Panamian footballer
Places
Panama
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Athlete Football player Association football player
Work field
Sports
Gender
Male
Birth
15 January 1966 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Panama City, Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama
Death
6 May 1993 People who died on this day
Place of death
Albacete, Albacete metropolitan area, Albacete Province, Castile-La Mancha
Age
27 years
Stats
Height:
185
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Biography

Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez (15 January 1966 – 6 May 1993) was a Panamanian footballer who played as a striker.

The second Panamanian to play in Europe, he spent almost his entire professional career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 104 games and 32 goals – 162/56 both major levels combined – in representation of four different teams. In 1993, he died in a car accident, at the age of just 27.

Club career

Fernández was born in the Panama City neighborhood of El Chorrillo. In 1987 the 21-year-old signed for CD Tenerife in Spain from Alianza, scoring a career-best 18 goals in his second season as the Canary Islands side promoted to La Liga for the second time in its history; in the following years he also netted in double digits as the club retained its top division status – in the 1989–90 campaign he was named Best South American Player in the Spanish League and, the following year, was voted best Ibero-American player in the competition by news agency EFE, receiving the Trofeo EFE.

Nicknamed The Panzer, Fernández moved to Valencia CF in 1991, but was used mostly as a backup in his only season, scoring just two goals. Subsequently he joined Albacete Balompié on loan, helping the Castile-La Mancha team retain its first division status in its second season ever and scoring his 50th league goal in the process, against former club Tenerife.

Car accident

On 6 May 1993, after returning from a meal with his Albacete teammates, Fernández died victim of a car accident just outside Albacete, after losing control of his car and hitting his head with a tree. His cousin Ronny Rojo was also travelling with him, but emerged unharmed.

International career

Fernández represented Panama numerous times, making his debut in the late 80's. In 1986, during a trip with the national team to Spain to participate in the Mundialito de la Emigración, a tournament where Tenerife played a select squad of players with Spanish ancestry, he played well enough to be offered a contract by the hosts.

Fernández's last match with Panama was a 1–5 defeat in Costa Rica for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on 23 August 1992.

Legacy

Estadio de la Revolución was renamed Estadio Rommel Fernández, in Fernández's honour.

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Notable Panamanian Athletes

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969

Notable Panamanian Football players

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969

Notable Panamanian Association football players

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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