Christian Fernández Salas

Christian

Personal information
Full name	Christian Fernández Salas
Date of birth	15 October 1985 (1985-10-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Racing Santander
Number	3
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Racing B	108	(16)
2007–	Racing Santander	76	(7)
2008	→ Las Palmas (loan)	23	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Christian Fernández Salas, simply Christian (born 15 October 1985 in Santander, Cantabria), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander mainly as a left defender.

Football career

Christian, a product of hometown's Racing de Santander's youth ranks, made his first team debut on 7 January 2007, in a 0–2 loss at Levante UD. During that season, he made a further nine La Liga appearances, netting his first goal in a 5–4 home win against Athletic Bilbao, three months later.

Midway through 2007–08, Christian was loaned, alongside teammate Samuel, to second division strugglers UD Las Palmas, and both proved instrumental in the Canary Islands' outfit retaining of its league status, as Fernández netted four goals.

In the 2009–10 season, Christian had a breakthrough year, appearing in 29 league contests for Racing, scoring twice (namely in a 3–1 win at CA Osasuna, on 21 March 2010) as the club eventually avoided relegation; after S.L. Benfica decided to recall Romanian László Sepsi from his loan – eventually selling him – he had virtually no competitor for his position. He also helped his team to the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, notably scoring in a 3–2 win at AD Alcorcón (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score.

External links

• Racing Santander official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Christian Fernandez Salas
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 October 1985
Place of birth	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Date of death
Place of death