Fernando Correa

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1974)
Fernando Correa
Personal information
Full name Fernando Edgardo Correa Ayala
Date of birth (1974-01-06) 6 January 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 River Plate (Uruguay) 33 (13)
1995–2003 Atlético Madrid 141 (34)
1996–1998 → Racing Santander (loan) 72 (27)
2003–2005 Mallorca 36 (8)
2005–2006 Valladolid 6 (1)
2006 River Plate (Uruguay) 10 (0)
2007 Shanghai Shenhua 4 (0)
2007–2009 Peñarol 25 (5)
2009–2011 River Plate (Uruguay) 35 (7)
Total 362 (95)
International career
1994–2004 Uruguay 4 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Bella Vista (assistant)
2012–2013 Guaraní (assistant)
2013 Peñarol (assistant)
2014 Olimpia (assistant)
2014–2017 Pachuca (assistant)
2018 Cerro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Edgardo Correa Ayala (born 6 January 1974) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a striker, and is a current manager.

Having represented in his country River Plate and Peñarol, he had a lengthy spell in Spain with Atlético Madrid. He also competed professionally in China.

Club career

After four seasons with local Club Atlético River Plate, Montevideo-born Correa moved abroad to Atlético Madrid, making his La Liga debut on 10 September 1995 against Racing de Santander. Incidentally, he would be loaned for two years to the Cantabrians, scoring 27 league goals in that period which was enough to earn a return to the Spanish capital.[1] There, however, he would never be more than a decent attacking backup, at least in the top level; he did form an efficient partnership with compatriot Diego Alonso in 2001–02, as the Colchoneros returned to the top tier after two years, combining for 35 league goals.[2]

After a two-year stint with RCD Mallorca and a further six games for Real Valladolid (Segunda División), Correa returned to Uruguay and River Plate, signing for Peñarol after a short stint with China's Shanghai Shenhua FC. In 2009, the 35-year-old rejoined his first professional club.[1]

Following his retirement, Alonso worked as assistant to Alonso in several teams.[1] He had his first head coach experience in January 2018, being appointed at C.A. Cerro.[3] In December of the same year, after a spell that included 16 Uruguayan Primera División matches without one loss, he left.[1]

International career

An intermittent Uruguay full international (one match in 1994, another in 1998 and two in 2004), Correa previously represented the nation at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his debut for the senior team on 19 October 1994 (aged 20), in a friendly match with Peru in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, replacing Darío Silva in the 78th minute of the 1–0 win.[4]

In 2004, as he was a Mallorca player at the service of the national team, Correa tested positive for cocaine and was suspended for one year, also being immediately released by Atlético. Upon appeal, it was reduced to nine months.[5][1]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Peñarol

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Picos, Sergio (28 February 2019). "¿Qué fue del Petete Correa? El otro Correa con el '10' del Atleti" [What happened to Petete Correa? The other Correa with the '10' at Atleti]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bruña, Manuel (7 August 2013). "Diego Alonso y Correa no olvidan al Atleti" [Diego Alonso and Correa do not forget Atleti]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Cerro: Fernando "Petete" Correa asumirá como DT y su asistente será Nelson Abeijón" [Cerro: Fernando "Petete" Correa to take over as HC and his assistant will be Nelson Abeijón] (in Spanish). Fútbol Uruguay. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Uruguay – International Matches 1991–1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  5. ^ Jiménez, Jordi (18 February 2005). ""Las tentaciones son fáciles para un futbolista"" [Temptations are easy for a footballer]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Diego Alonso: "Tenemos que disfrutar de cada segundo"" [Diego Alonso: "We have to enjoy every second"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 May 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

External links

  • Fernando Correa at BDFutbol
  • National team data Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  • Fernando Correa at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Fernando Correa at Soccerway
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South American Youth Football Championship awards
Top goalscorer
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C.A. Cerro – managers
(c) = caretaker manager