Real Oviedo Nears Appointment of David Fernández as Sporting Director
Real Oviedo is finalizing the appointment of David Fernández, a Barcelona scout with prior experience at Espanyol and Real Madrid, as their new sporting director. The move follows the rejection of the role by Osasuna’s Cata. Fernández, who has extensive scouting and youth development background, will lead squad planning for the Segunda División club, with current director Roberto Suárez shifting to a technical secretary role. The appointment is part of Grupo Pachuca’s project for Oviedo.
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Real Oviedo Targets David Fernández as New Sporting Director
Real Oviedo is close to appointing David Fernández as their new sporting director, replacing Roberto Suárez. Fernández, currently a scout for Barcelona, has previously worked at Espanyol (15 years), Real Madrid, and briefly at Sporting de Gijón. The Asturian club, now in Segunda División after relegation, had previously attempted to hire him but failed. This time, Oviedo is willing to offer him greater decision-making capacity, which Fernández considers essential. The move is part of Grupo Pachuca's project for the club. The appointment fell through after the earlier target, Cata (Osasuna's technical secretary), was unavailable. Fernández is highly regarded in Spanish football scouting circles and this role would be his first as top sporting director.
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David Fernández, a Catalan football executive who previously served as a scout for FC Barcelona and worked in the youth academies of Real Madrid and Espanyol, has been finalized as the new sporting director of Real Oviedo. According to AS, only the official announcement remains pending. Fernández, 41, has been a priority target for Oviedo for over a year, and the club will grant him full decision-making powers. This will be his first experience as a top-level sporting director, though he has extensive scouting and talent analysis experience. His career includes 15 years at Espanyol, a stint at Real Madrid's La Fábrica youth academy (2017-2021) where he helped sign talents like Álvaro Rodríguez and Mario Gila, and a role as Mateu Alemany's key figure at Barcelona. He is currently in Mexico with Oviedo coach Julián Calero.
Feed MRSS-S fc_barcelona_aDavid Fernández to Become New Sporting Director of Real Oviedo
David Fernández, a Catalan football executive who previously served as a scout for FC Barcelona and held roles at Real Madrid and Espanyol, has been finalized as the new sporting director of Real Oviedo. The official announcement is pending, but sources confirm the deal is done. Fernández, currently in Mexico with Oviedo coach Julián Calero, will have full decision-making powers in his first experience as a sporting director. His career includes 15 years at Espanyol, a stint at Real Madrid's youth academy (2017-2021) where he helped sign talents like Álvaro Rodríguez and Mario Gila, and a role as Mateu Alemany's right-hand man at Barcelona. Oviedo had pursued Fernández for over a year, and this appointment marks a significant step for the club.
Feed MRSS-S fc_barcelona_aReal Oviedo Targets FC Barcelona Scout David Fernández as Sporting Director
Real Oviedo has made an offer to David Fernández, a key figure in FC Barcelona's scouting department, to become their sporting director. The move comes after Oviedo's relegation to the Spanish Second Division, with the aim of restructuring the squad to achieve promotion back to the First Division. Fernández, born in Badalona in 1985, has a notable career in youth football at Espanyol and Real Madrid, and briefly worked at Oviedo's rival Sporting de Gijón before joining Barcelona at the call of Mateu Alemany. He is currently in Mexico, where Oviedo's majority shareholders are based, and is considering the proposal. Oviedo had previously reached a preliminary agreement with Osasuna's sporting director Cata, but that deal fell through, prompting the search for an alternative.
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Real Oviedo is advancing its off-field planning and is close to appointing David Fernández as sporting director. The Catalan scout, who previously worked for Real Madrid and most recently in Barcelona's technical secretariat, is the preferred candidate after Osasuna's technical secretary Cata rejected the role. Fernández, 39, has a long career in scouting, notably spending 15 years at Espanyol as a youth coach and training coordinator. He was hired by Real Madrid as a recruitment director and later joined Sporting Gijón in July 2022 as head of recruitment, but left after a month to join Barcelona as a scout for the youth and reserve teams. His name has also been linked to a possible return to Espanyol. If appointed, current sporting director Roberto Suárez would likely be redefined as technical secretary.
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Real Oviedo is advancing its off-field planning and is close to appointing David Fernández as sporting director, following the rejection of the role by Cata, Osasuna's technical secretary. Fernández, a Catalan scout born in 1985, has a long but low-profile career in football, primarily in scouting and youth development. He spent 15 years at Espanyol as a youth coach and training coordinator, then worked as a recruitment director for Real Madrid. In July 2022, he briefly joined Sporting Gijón as head of recruitment but left after a month to join Barcelona's technical secretariat as a scout for the youth and reserve teams. His name has also been linked to a possible return to Espanyol. If appointed, current sporting director Roberto Suárez would shift to a technical secretary role, while Fernández would take the lead in squad planning.
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