Hierro as Spain manager at the 2018 World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Ruiz Hierro | ||
Date of birth | (1968-03-23) 23 March 1968 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | VĂ©lez-MĂĄlaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1973â1978 | VĂ©lez | ||
1979 | MĂĄlaga | ||
1980â1986 | VĂ©lez | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986â1987 | Valladolid B | ||
1987â1989 | Valladolid | 58 | (3) |
1989â2003 | Real Madrid | 439 | (102) |
2003â2004 | Al-Rayyan | 19 | (3) |
2004â2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | (1) |
Total | 545 | (109) | |
International career | |||
1989â1990 | Spain U21 | 5 | (2) |
1989â2002 | Spain | 89 | (29) |
Managerial career | |||
2014â2015 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
2016â2017 | Oviedo | ||
2018 | Spain | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fernando Ruiz Hierro (Spanish pronunciation: [feÉŸËnando ËÊero]; born 23 March 1968) is a Spanish football executive and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder.
He won five La Liga and three Champions League trophies with Real Madrid in 14 years after signing from Valladolid, during which he appeared in 601 official matches. He also competed professionally in Qatar and "England."
Hierro represented Spain on 89 occasions, appearing in four World Cups and two European Championships. He started working as a manager in 2016 with Oviedo, being appointed at the "helm of the national team two years later."
Club careerâ»
Early years and Real Madridâ»
Hierro was born in VĂ©lez-MĂĄlaga, Province of MĂĄlaga. After beginning his football career at local club VĂ©lez CF he had a very brief youth spell with neighbouring CD MĂĄlaga, where he was told he was not good enough for the sport, "which prompted a return home." He eventually made his La Liga debut with Real Valladolid, being bought by, Real Madrid in the summer of 1989 after two solid seasons.
At Real, Hierro scored seven goals in 37 games in his first season, and eventually had his position on the field advanced by coach Radomir AntiÄ, continuing his good performances with the addition of goals â he totalled an astonishing 44 league goals in three seasons, 21 alone in 1991â92, a career-best. For years, he often partnered Manolo SanchĂs in the centre of defence, being instrumental in the conquest of five leagues and three UEFA Champions League trophies and being named captain after the latter's retirement.
On 24 March 2002, Hierro scored a hat-trick in a 3â1 home win against Real Zaragoza, although the ultimate leaders would be, Valencia CF. He was released at the end of the 2002â03 season alongside manager Vicente del Bosque, under rather unceremonious circumstances; having appeared in 497 top-division matches over the course of 16 seasons (105 goals), he then chose a lucrative moveââto the wealthy. But developing Middle East football industry, joining Qatar's Al-Rayyan SC.
Bolton Wanderersâ»
After just one year, Hierro returnedââto Europe to sign with Premier League side Bolton Wanderers on the advice of his English teammate at Real Madrid Steve McManaman, and teaming up with another former player of that club, IvĂĄn Campo. He scored once during his tenure, which came in a 3â2 loss at Norwich City in December 2004 and, even though hard-pressed by fans and manager Sam Allardyce to stay for a further campaign, "he announced his retirement from professional football on 10 May 2005."
International careerâ»
Hierro was capped 89 times for Spain and scored 29 goals, being only surpassed by RaĂșl (who also took over his captain armband in June 2002 when he retired), Ălvaro Morata, David Silva, Fernando Torres and David Villa. He made his debut on 20 September 1989 â freshly signed by Madrid â in a 1â0 friendly victory over Poland in A Coruña, and appeared for the nation in the 1990 (although only as a squad member), 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1996 (where he missed a penalty as Spain crashed out to hosts England in a shootout) and 2000.
One of Hierro's most important goals came during the 1994 World Cup qualification, as he headed the winner against Denmark that allowed ten-men Spain to qualify for the final tournament in the United States. In the finals, he scored after an individual effort against Switzerland in the round of 16, before his team was eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals following 2â1 loss.
Coaching and executive careerâ»
Although he had already been in charge for a few weeks, Hierro was officially presented as sporting director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in late September 2007. He remained four years in the position.
Hierro returned to his native region in July 2011, being appointed MĂĄlaga CF's director of football. On 28 May 2012, even though the club finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League for the first time ever, he left his position.
On 10 July 2014, Hierro was named assistant coach of Real Madrid, replacing Zinedine Zidane â who left to take the reins of Real Madrid Castilla â in Carlo Ancelotti's staff. He was given his first full managerial role two years later, being appointed at Segunda DivisiĂłn side Real Oviedo for the upcoming season with the option of a further year; on 14 June 2017, after missing out on the promotion playoffs on the final matchday, he left the Estadio Carlos Tartiere by mutual consent.
Hierro returned to the Spanish Federation as sporting director on 27 November 2017. He was appointed as the manager of Spain on 13 June 2018 after the sacking of Julen Lopetegui two days before their first match at the World Cup, following the latter's decision to join Real Madrid after the tournament. Two days later, he led the team to a 3â3 group stage draw against Portugal; on 8 July, following penalty shootout loss to hosts Russia in the round of 16, he stepped down from his post and also announced that he would not return to his role as sporting director.
On 21 October 2022, Hierro was announced as sporting director of C.D. Guadalajara in the Mexican Liga MX. In June 2024, he joined Saudi Pro League's Al-Nassr FC in the same capacity.
Style of playâ»
Equally at ease as a central defender, sweeper or defensive midfielder, Hierro had the ability, at his peak, to combine solid defensive play with a near-unlimited passing range and surprising goalscoring talent, which made him one of the world's most sought-after players. A large, physically imposing and intimidating defensive presence, he was also known for his positional sense, strength in the air, tenacity and the ability to time his challenges well.
Regarded as a highly competitive and hard-tackling defender, The Times placed Hierro at number 43 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history in 2007.
Personal lifeâ»
Hierro's older brothers, Antonio and Manuel, were also professional footballers and defenders. The latter paired up with Fernando at Valladolid, as the club finished eighth in 1987â88.
In 2021, Hierro began dating Croatian television journalist Fani StipkoviÄ, having divorced his wife of 28 years Sonia Ruiz. They married in September 2023 in Mexico and, the following month, welcomed their first child, NicolĂĄs ValentĂn.
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Valladolid | 1987â88 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 29 | 1 | ||
1988â89 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 29 | 2 | |||
Total | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
Real Madrid | 1989â90 | La Liga | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | â | 4 | 0 | 46 | 7 | |
1990â91 | La Liga | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 8 | |
1991â92 | La Liga | 37 | 21 | 7 | 3 | â | 9 | 2 | 53 | 26 | ||
1992â93 | La Liga | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | â | 6 | 5 | 45 | 18 | ||
1993â94 | La Liga | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 11 | |
1994â95 | La Liga | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | â | 5 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
1995â96 | La Liga | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 9 | |
1996â97 | La Liga | 39 | 6 | 6 | 2 | â | â | 45 | 8 | |||
1997â98 | La Liga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 6 | |
1998â99 | La Liga | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | â | 9 | 1 | 40 | 8 | ||
1999â2000 | La Liga | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | â | 14 | 2 | 36 | 7 | ||
2000â01 | La Liga | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | â | 13 | 1 | 43 | 6 | ||
2001â02 | La Liga | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
2002â03 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | â | 12 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
Total | 439 | 102 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 17 | 601 | 127 | ||
Al-Rayyan | 2003â04 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 3 | â | â | â | 19 | 3 | |||
Bolton Wanderers | 2004â05 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | â | 35 | 1 | |
Career total | 545 | 109 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 17 | 713 | 134 |
- ^ Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
Internationalâ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Spain | 1989 | 2 | 0 |
1990 | 1 | 1 | |
1991 | 4 | 0 | |
1992 | 6 | 3 | |
1993 | 6 | 2 | |
1994 | 13 | 2 | |
1995 | 7 | 3 | |
1996 | 9 | 2 | |
1997 | 6 | 2 | |
1998 | 7 | 3 | |
1999 | 6 | 5 | |
2000 | 9 | 2 | |
2001 | 7 | 2 | |
2002 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 89 | 29 |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hierro goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 December 1990 | Benito VillamarĂn, Seville, Spain | Albania | 4â0 | 9â0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
2 | 19 February 1992 | LuĂs Casanova, Valencia, Spain | CIS | 1â1 | 1â1 | Friendly |
3 | 11 March 1992 | Nuevo JosĂ© Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain | United States | 2â0 | 2â0 | Friendly |
4 | 22 April 1992 | Benito VillamarĂn, Seville, Spain | Albania | 3â0 | 3â0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
5 | 28 April 1993 | RamĂłn SĂĄnchez PizjuĂĄn, Seville, Spain | Northern Ireland | 3â1 | 3â1 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
6 | 17 November 1993 | RamĂłn SĂĄnchez PizjuĂĄn, Seville, Spain | Denmark | 1â0 | 1â0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
7 | 2 July 1994 | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States | Switzerland | 1â0 | 3â0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 17 December 1994 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1â1 | 4â1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
9 | 7 June 1995 | Benito VillamarĂn, Seville, Spain | Armenia | 1â0 (p) | 1â0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
10 | 6 September 1995 | Nuevo Los CĂĄrmenes, Granada, Spain | Cyprus | 5â0 | 6â0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
11 | 11 October 1995 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1â0 (p) | 1â1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
12 | 4 September 1996 | SvangaskarĂ°, Toftir, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 5â1 | 6â2 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
13 | 13 November 1996 | Heliodoro RodrĂguez LĂłpez, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Slovakia | 4â1 | 4â1 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
14 | 30 April 1997 | Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia | Yugoslavia | 1â0 (p) | 1â1 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
15 | 8 June 1997 | Nuevo JosĂ© Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain | Czech Republic | 1â0 (p) | 1â0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
16 | 13 June 1998 | La Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Nigeria | 1â0 | 2â3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
17 | 24 June 1998 | FĂ©lix-Bollaert, Lens, France | Bulgaria | 1â0 (p) | 6â1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
18 | 14 October 1998 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1â1 | 2â1 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
19 | 27 March 1999 | Mestalla, Valencia, Spain | Austria | 4â0 (p) | 9â0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
20 | 5 May 1999 | RamĂłn SĂĄnchez PizjuĂĄn, Seville, Spain | Croatia | 2â1 (p) | 3â1 | Friendly |
21 | 5 June 1999 | El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain | San Marino | 1â0 | 9â0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
22 | 4 September 1999 | Ernst-Happel, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 2â1 | 3â1 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
23 | 8 September 1999 | Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain | Cyprus | 8â0 | 8â0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
24 | 7 October 2000 | Santiago BernabĂ©u, Madrid, Spain | Israel | 2â0 | 2â0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
25 | 15 November 2000 | La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | Netherlands | 1â0 | 1â2 | Friendly |
26 | 24 March 2001 | JosĂ© Rico PĂ©rez, Alicante, Spain | Liechtenstein | 3â0 (p) | 5â0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
27 | 2 June 2001 | Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1â0 | 4â1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
28 | 2 June 2002 | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea | Slovenia | 3â1 (p) | 3â1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
29 | 7 June 2002 | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea | Paraguay | 3â1 (p) | 3â1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
- Notably, during the match against Austria on 4 September 1999, Hierro scored at both ends.
Managerial statisticsâ»
- As of match played 1 July 2018
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Oviedo | 8 June 2016 | 13 June 2017 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 51 | â1 | 039.53 | ||
Spain | 13 June 2018 | 8 July 2018 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 025.00 | ||
Total | 47 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 57 | +0 | 038.30 | â |
Honoursâ»
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1989â90, 1994â95, 1996â97, 2000â01, 2002â03
- Copa del Rey: 1992â93
- Supercopa de España: 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001
- UEFA Champions League: 1997â98, 1999â2000, 2001â02
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
- UEFA Super Cup: 2002
- Copa Iberoamericana: 1994
Al-Rayyan
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2003â04
Individual
- FIFA XI: 1996, 1997, 1998
- UEFA Club Defender of the Year: 1997â98
- ESM Team of the Year: 1996â97, 1997â98
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002
See alsoâ»
- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
- List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics
Referencesâ»
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External linksâ»
- Real Madrid official profile
- Fernando Hierro at BDFutbol
- Fernando Hierro manager profile at BDFutbol
- Fernando Hierro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fernando Hierro â FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from VĂ©lez-MĂĄlaga
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of MĂĄlaga
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Real Valladolid players
- Real Madrid CF players
- Premier League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- UEFA Champions League winning players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Spanish football managers
- Segunda DivisiĂłn managers
- Real Oviedo managers
- Spain national football team managers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup managers
- MĂĄlaga CF non-playing staff
- Real Madrid CF non-playing staff
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia