Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández was one of the most outstanding French midfielders of the 80s. He was a warrior with exceptional technical skills.

Trophies

Goals

502

Games

1978/86 Paris SG (FRA) 273 matches, 39 goals

(French Championship: 225 matches, 30 goals)

(French Cup: 36 matches, 7 goals)

(Cup Winners' Cup: 9 matches, 2 goals)

(UEFA Cup: 3 matches)

1986/89 Matra Racing (FRA) 63 matches, 3 goals

(French Championship: 59 matches, 3 goals)

(French Cup: 4 matches)

1989/93 AS Cannes (FRA) 106 matches, 5 goals

(French Championship: 86 matches, 3 goals)

(French D2 Championship: 8 matches)

(French Cup: 9 matches, 2 goals)

(UEFA Cup: 3 matches)

With the National Team :

60 caps, 6 goals

(Friendly matches: 27 caps, 2 goals)

(World Cup qualifiers: 8 caps, 1 goal)

(World Cup: 6 caps, 1 goal)

(Euro qualifiers: 11 caps, 1 goal)

(Euro: 8 caps, 1 goal)

1st cap: November 10, 1982 against the Netherlands (2-1)

Last cap: June 17, 1992 against Denmark (1-2)

Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo

Born October 2, 1959 in Tarifa (SPA)

French/Spanish, Defensive-Midfielder/Central-Midfielder, 1m81

Nickname: "El Machote"

The jewel of PSG

Luis Fernández was born in Tarifa, Spain, but he left the country when he was 9 years old and joined France. He played football in the suburbs of Lyon and in the clubs AS Minguettes and then St-Priest. A midfielder with immense talent, he began his career at PSG in 1978.

Playing as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder, he made an impression with a rare technical quality. Outside of the foot, skills, lively and piercing dribbling, he is a complete midfielder and formidably skillful with the ball at his feet.

He established himself at PSG when he was only 19 years old and very quickly became the team's leader. He allowed the club to win the first trophies in its history: the 1985/86 French championship, and 2 French Cups in 1982 and 1983.

The defensive pillar of the Magic Square

A player renowned for his impressive physical qualities, including incredible endurance, he became the captain of the French national team with whom his adventure began in 1982. A French international between 1982 and 1992, he formed the famous "Carré Magique" which can be translated as "Magic Square". This midfielder was made up of Michel Platini, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana and Luis Fernández.

With this famous midfielder, France won Euro 1984 and reached a historic 3rd place at the 1986 World Cup. He also scored the famous penalty for the victory against Brazil in the quarter-finals, a moment that will remain forever in the memories of spectators of the time.

A disappointing end to a career

After this fantastic World Cup, he joined Matra Racing (the name of the Racing Club de France at the time) to everyone's surprise. Despite a crazy squad with stars such as Enzo Francescoli and Pierre Littbarski, the club failed to achieve good results and sank financially.

In 1989, he joined AS Cannes at the age of 30 and played there for 4 years, quietly ending his career in 1993. A true legend of the French championship and the French team, he left his mark on his generation with his incredible talent.