Edu Fernandez: From the Vendéenne (France) to Villafranca (Spain)
To celebrate the birthday of rink hockey player Edu Fernandez, here is a flash-portrait which never had the chance of being published on a website that doesn't exist anymore...
Par Jean LASSUEUR
Flash-portrait
Before
Hi, I was born in Igualada, where I started to play hockey at the age of 7.
I took part in several Spanish and Catalonia championships with Igualada until the age of 16.
Then I toured with the youth and junior teams of Barcelona for 4 years. There, we also won the Catalonian and Spanish titles of rink hockey.
After two national selections (youth and junior), I won two titles of European vice-champion.
At 20, I was recruited by the senior team of Igualada HC, where I stayed for 10 seasons, with European vice-champion, OK Liga and King’s Cup titles.
With the Spanish selection, I took part (and won) 1 World and 2 European championships.
4 years ago, I went to the Vendéenne and we won the French cup of the 2013-14 season, and finished 2nd of the 2014-15 season.
…And this season
This season, I’m back in Spain, where I play with Villafranca. We’re currently 9th of the championship with 24 points in 18 games. The last 3 games, we scored 7 points in beating Noia last Saturday, which allows us to hope for a better ranking in the future.
At a personal level, I’m ranked 7th best scorer, to a tie with 3 other players, including my team mate Roger Rocasalbas, with 16 goals.
Thanks a lot, Edu, for this flash-portrait and happy birthday!
