Enrique Fernández Viola

Playing career

In January 1935, while playing for Nacional, Fernández helped Uruguay win the South American Championship. His teammates at both Nacional and Uruguay included Héctor Castro. He subsequently joined FC Barcelona and under coaches Franz Platko and Patrick O'Connell helped them win the Campionat de Catalunya twice and reach the final of the Copa de España. His teammates while playing for FC Barcelona included Joan Josep Nogués, Josep Escolà and Domènec Balmanya. Fernández and Balmanya made their La Liga debuts for Barça together on 10 November 1935 in a 1–0 defeat to RCD Español. He played 17 games for FC Barcelona in La Liga and scored 8 goals. Fernández scored a hat-trick against CA Osasuna in a 5–0 win on 29 March 1936 and then 2 against Athletic Bilbao on 4 April 1936. He played his final La Liga game on 19 April 1936 in a 2–2 draw against Hércules CF. While at FC Barcelona, Fernández also played three times for the Catalan XI. On 19 January 1936 at the Les Corts, he played in a testimonial for Josep Samitier against SK Sidenice of Czechoslovakia. Other players in the Catalan XI that day included Sagibarba and Balmanya. His playing career at FC Barcelona was ended by the Spanish Civil War. When the war started, he was in Montevideo and the club advised him to stay there.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player due to a serious knee injury, Fernández began coaching and in 1946 he guided Nacional to a Uruguayan championship. In 1947 he…

Nacional

Primera División: 1933, 1934 Uruguay

South American Championship: 1935 Barcelona

Copa de España runner-up: 1936 Campionat de Catalunya: 1934–35, 1935–36

Manager

Nacional

Primera División: 1946, 1950. Barcelona

La Liga: 1947-48, 1948–49 Latin Cup: 1949 Real Madrid

La Liga: 1953–54 colo-colo

Primeira division: 1956 sporting

Primeira liga: 1957-1958