Leandro Sebastián Fernández (born 30 January 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender and was part of the gold medal Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics he was not initially part of the squad but was called up for the gold medal game to cover for the injured Nicolás Burdisso.[1][2] He also got 4th place in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Argentina squad that were runners up in the 2004 Copa América.

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Leandro Fernández

Fernández with Dynamo Moscow in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Sebastián Fernández
Date of birth	(1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Newell's Old Boys	44	(0)
2005–2006	River Plate	19	(0)
2006–2014	Dynamo Moscow	207	(15)
2014–2017	Newell's Old Boys	40	(1)
2017	Danubio	19	(0)
Total		329	(16)
National team
2003	Argentina U20	7	(3)
2004	Argentina U23	0	(0)
2004	Argentina	5	(1)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernández started his professional career at the age of 15 when he joined Newell's Old Boys. In 2005, he transferred to the River Plate. Fernández joined Dynamo Moscow, Russian Premier League football club in 2006 and soon became one of this club fans' favorite and was voted "best Player of the Year" by Dynamo Moscow supporters.

Honours

Club

Newell's Old Boys

• Argentine Primera División: Apertura 2004

International

• Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics: 2004 Athens

Individual

• Dynamo Moscow player of the year: 2005–06

References

External links

• Leandro Fernández at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Statistics at Irish Times at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 June 2009)
• Leandro Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Leandro Fernández at Soccerway

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