José Carlos Fernández (Peruvian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Fernández Piedra | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Trujillo, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Center forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melgar | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Sport Coopsol Trujillo | 15 | (3) |
| 2003 | Sport Coopsol | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Universidad San Martin | 6 | (2) |
| 2005 | CD Universidad César Vallejo | 26 | (3) |
| 2006 | Melgar | 38 | (5) |
| 2007 | Coronel Bolognesi | 12 | (2) |
| 2007 | Cienciano | 21 | (12) |
| 2008 | Chornomorets Odessa | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Alianza Lima | 51 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportivo Quito | 13 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Alianza Lima | 17 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sporting Cristal (on loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2014 | Real Garcilaso | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | CD Universidad César Vallejo | 16 | (3) |
| 2016– | Melgar | 30 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Peru | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2012 |
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José Carlos "Zlatan" Fernández Piedra (born 14 May 1983 in Trujillo, Peru) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a center forward for Peruvian Primera División club Melgar.
He is nicknamed "Zlatan" because of his physical resemblance to Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Fernández began his playing career in early 2000 with local club Defensor Taller de Laredo. Then in 2002 he transferred to Sport Coopsol Trujillo. Fernández made his official debut in the Torneo Descentralizado on 22 September 2002 in round 11 of the 2002 Torneo Clausura. His debut match was played at home in the Mansiche Stadium against Coronel Bolognesi, which ended in a 4–0 loss for Coopsol Trujillo. José Carlos scored his first official goal in the Descentralizado on 1 December 2002 in a league match against Alianza Atlético in round 21 of the Clausura season. He scored in the 80th minute, but it was not enough as Alianza Atlético won 4–2 in Trujillo. He finished his first season in the top-flight with 15 appearances and 3 goals. However, Coopsol Trujillo finished in 12th place and were relegated to the Copa Perú division.
Then in 2003 he joined Lima based club Sport Coopsol, which at the time was participating in the Peruvian Second Division. There he would win his first silverware as he helped Sport Coopsol win the 2003 Peruvian Second Division championship. Sport Coopsol won promotion to the First Division but instead decided to sell their spot to newly formed club Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres. As a result, Fernández transferred to Universidad San Martín for the 2004 Torneo Descentralizado season.
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