Biography
Who is Fernando Redondo?
Early life and real name
Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri was born in Adrogué, Argentina. He grew up in a wealthy industrialist family. He attended university to study law during his early playing years. Fernando began his professional career with Argentinos Juniors. He played his first Primera División match at age 16. He spent five years with this team before moving to Spain.
Career in Spain
He started his Spanish career at Tenerife under Jorge Solari. Real Madrid signed him in 1994 for 5 million US dollars. Fernando Redondo won two La Liga championships with the club. He also won the UEFA Champions League in 1998 and 2000. He received the Most Valuable Player award during the second win. He worked with Steve McManaman in midfield under Vicente del Bosque. He was named the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. Fans gave him the nickname El Principe. Marca newspaper listed him in the best foreign eleven in the history of Real Madrid. He played 268 games and scored 12 goals in the Spanish top division.
Time at AC Milan
In 2000, he moved to AC Milan for 11 million pounds. He said he did not participate in the transfer talks. Supporters of Real Madrid protested the move at the Santiago Bernabéu. A serious knee injury occurred during his first training sessions. He could not play for over two years. Fernando suspended his yearly salary of 2.74 million pounds. He offered to return his house and car to the board. He later won the Champions League in 2003. He also won the Serie A title in 2004 and the Coppa Italia in 2003. He played 16 league games over two seasons. He retired in late 2004 after another knee injury.
International matches
He earned 29 caps for the Argentina national team. He won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Copa América. He played in all matches during the 1994 World Cup. He missed the 1990 World Cup to focus on law studies. He also disagreed with the strategy of Carlos Salvador Bilardo. Later, he refused to play for Daniel Passarella. This was due to rules against long hair and earrings. Passarella left him out of the 1998 World Cup squad. Marcelo Bielsa recalled him for two matches against Brazil in 1999. He was the Player of the match in a win in Buenos Aires.
Personal life and height
Fernando Redondo is 186 centimeters tall. He married the cousin of Santiago Solari. They have two sons named Federico Redondo and Fernando Redondo Solari. Both children also played football. He enjoys reading books in his free time. His favorite authors are Gabriel García Márquez and Jorge Luis Borges. The Argentine Football Association included him in an all-time team in 2015. IFFHS also named him to the Argentina All Times Dream Team in 2021.
Birthday and age
Fernando Redondo was born on June 6, 1969, which makes Fernando 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Fernando shares the date with 52 other famous people.
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