var playerInfo={"82CBDCB828DBDF896209A361CA981BCF":"","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Alvaro Fernandez Gay","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Alvaro Fernandez Gay","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"Uruguay","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"15","30A86FC0880FF75E":"186cm","FA149E2002A43ED77C24C62CDFF094A5":"1","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"Plaza Colonia","18E9F76C307DDD99":"1871","9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Rampla Juniors FC","4678B5349347B7EB":"72kg","DD8BEAF452454A6D0A12C3D91CB3F716":"A speedy, right-sided attacking midfielder, Alvaro Fernandez is a player of many gifts. A direct runner from midfield, the incisive Uruguayan is capable of reaching the by-line and supplying his strikers with precise crosses. Alternatively, he is just as adept at cutting in from in the flank and going for goal himself.<BR><BR>Still only 24, Fernandez already has a wealth of experience behind him. A second division debutant with Club Atletico Atenas, he moved to Montevideo Wanderers in 2007 and then on to Puebla of Mexico a year later, where his game began to flourish.<BR><BR>2009 proved to be his breakthrough year. Leaving Puebla for Nacional in January, the youngster became a key contributor in the side that would reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores and win the Uruguayan league championship, scoring eight goals in all.<BR><BR>Oscar Tabarez named him in the Uruguay squad for the first time in March that year, selecting him for the crucial FIFA World Cup&#8482; qualifier against Chile, a game that ended in a goalless draw.<BR><BR>His subsequent departure for Portugal&#8217;s Vitoria Setubal did not work out as planned, however. Enjoying little in the way of first-team opportunities with his club, his appearances for Uruguay became more infrequent, although Tabarez did hand him a starting place in the first leg of the South Africa 2010 play-off with Costa Rica.<BR><BR>Yet, since joining Universidad de Chile Fernandez has been playing regularly again, ensuring he remains in Tabarez&#8217;s thoughts as a useful option down the right wing. ","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2019-7-4","A16D5E6475634BB126EF698FB3550B8C":"0","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1985-10-11","C6E00DEB351621C4":"64363","A16D5E6475634BB1C2248B183B7E41495B218039EB2EF0A3":"1","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Rampla Juniors FC,San Martin Tucuman,San Martin San Juan,Seattle Sounders,Gimnasia La Plata,Chicago Fire,Gimnasia La Plata[on loan],Nacional Montevideo[on loan],Al Rayyan[on loan],Vitoria Setubal FC,Universidad de Chile[on loan],Puebla,Montevideo Wanderers,CA Atenas","8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"","e_index":1};