Roberto Fernández Alvarellos

Roberto

200px Roberto in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Fernández Alvarellos
Date of birth	(1979-01-25) 25 January 1979
Place of birth	Chantada, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lugo
Youth career
	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2002	Celta B	71	(0)
2002–2008	Sporting Gijón	197	(0)
2008–2010	Osasuna	28	(0)
2010–2015	Granada	131	(0)
2015–	Lugo	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Alvarellos.

Roberto Fernández Alvarellos (born 25 January 1979), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Lugo as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Roberto was born in Chantada, Lugo. After several years struggling at Celta de Vigo, never making it past its B-team, he moved to Sporting de Gijón in 2002. Safe for his first season he was an undisputed starter during his entire stay, winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2005–06 campaign by conceding only 31 goals in 38 games, whilst going unbeaten for 825 minutes with the Segunda División club.

In July 2008, after playing in all the league matches save one to help Sporting return to the top division after a ten-year absence, Roberto also moved to La Liga, signing a three-year contract with CA Osasuna. After starting his first year on the bench, he eventually beat competition from veteran Ricardo (formerly of Manchester United) and became first-choice, but lost it again in the 2009–10 season, appearing almost exclusively in the domestic cup – he played the last two rounds in the league, with the Navarrese already safe from the relegation zone.

On 15 July 2010, Roberto was released by Osasuna and signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, returned to level two after 22 years. He only missed two games in the regular season in his first year, then starred in the playoffs in an eventual second consecutive promotion for the Andalusians.

Roberto was first-choice in three of the four following seasons, all spent in the top flight. He signed for CD Lugo on 17 July 2015, after his contract expired.

External links

• Roberto profile at BDFutbol
• Roberto profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
• Roberto at Soccerway