1. Luis Fernandez earned 60 international caps and scored 6 goals for the France national team between 1982 and 1992, and was part of their teams that won UEFA Euro 1984 and came third at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
25 Facts About Luis Fernandez
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Luis Fernandez managed PSG in two spells, winning several domestic and European honours.
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Luis Fernandez managed Cannes and Reims in France, and Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol and Real Betis in La Liga.
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Luis Fernandez was born in Tarifa, Spain, and moved to France with his parents at age nine.
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Luis Fernandez began playing football at the AS Minguettes and became a naturalized French citizen in 1981.
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Luis Fernandez signed his first professional contract at age 19 with Paris Saint-Germain.
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However, in spite of a team that was strong on paper, the club and Luis Fernandez did not succeed, and he left Racing after three seasons.
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From Racing, Luis Fernandez joined Cannes in 1989, a more modest club.
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Luis Fernandez then retired from playing professionally to become a full-time manager.
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Luis Fernandez quickly established himself as an expert in winning the ball, but capable of precise passing, and at the end of 1982, he was called up for the France national team and debuted against the Netherlands on 10 November 1982.
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At age 23, Luis Fernandez was immediately an important part of the team that only months earlier had been semi-finalists of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Luis Fernandez formed the national midfield with such France national team greats as Jean Tigana in the central midfield, and the offensive players Alain Giresse and Michel Platini, a midfield that became known as the "magic square".
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Luis Fernandez was still a part of the France national team in spite of a declining physique.
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Luis Fernandez took part in Euro 1992, where France were eliminated in the group stage, and Luis Fernandez decided to end his international career.
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Luis Fernandez had four seasons in charge of Athletic Bilbao in Spain's La Liga from 1996 to 2000.
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In March 2003, after the decline from a good start that saw PSG top in October, Luis Fernandez announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
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On 4 November 2003, Luis Fernandez was hired by Espanyol, who were situated in last place in the league table with five points from ten games, and had sacked Javier Clemente.
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In 2005, Luis Fernandez was briefly in charge of Al-Rayyan of the Qatar Stars League before switching to Israel's Beitar Jerusalem in November.
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Luis Fernandez took the team to third place and UEFA Cup qualification in his only season.
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Luis Fernandez's tenure lasted from 27 December 2006 to 10 June 2007.
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Reims were playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, but Luis Fernandez was unable to avoid relegation.
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Luis Fernandez was replaced in June 2009 by Marc Collat.
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On 21 March 2010, Luis Fernandez was appointed manager of the Israel national team on an 18-month contract effective 1 May He vowed to only have Israelis on his coaching team.
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On 29 April 2015, Luis Fernandez signed a 20-month contract with the Guinea national team, with the option of an extension.
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Luis Fernandez left by mutual consent on 24 May 2016, due to disputes within the Guinean Football Federation.