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  Fernando Hierro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23rd 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish football (soccer) player.
Hierro then chose a lucrative move to the wealthy but developing middle east football industry.
Hierro had made a great impact at Bolton playing in an anchor midfield role and consigning compatriot Ivan Campo to bench duty and manager Sam Allardyce would have loved him to stay on but Hierro had made up his mind to hang up his boots.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fernando_Hierro   (361 words)

  
 Fernando Hierro: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born 23 March 1968 in Velez) is a Spanish Spain quick summary:
(Hierro's ability to combine solid defensive play with a near-unlimited passing range made him one of the world's most sought-after players.
(Hierro won the Liga[Click link for more facts about this topic] championship five times and the Champions League[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] three times: 1998, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fe/fernando_hierro.htm   (891 words)

  
 REAL MADRID, UPDATED NEWS, INFORMATION, CHATROOM, FORUM AND MUCH MORE
Hierro is a defender but even so has managed to score (31.08.2001) 27 for country and 98 Primera league goals.
Hierro is not technical, but he knows where to place himself and when to give the ball.
Hierro equalled Butragueño's record of 26 national side goals, and has gone 1 clear to put himself alone on the goalscoring throne with 27 goals.
www.fortunecity.com /wembley/trafford/555/hierro.html   (307 words)

  
 Real Madrid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1998, 2000 and 2002 the club added a further three UEFA Champions League titles, this time inspired by the likes of Raúl, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker, Clarence Seedorf, Roberto Carlos, Fernando Morientes, Steve McManaman, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane.
This failure has also seen a high turnover in non-playing staff and the club has had four managers and four directors of football in the four years since the departure of Del Bosque.
On February 27 2006, Florentino Pérez resigned as club president and was replaced by Fernando Martín Álvarez.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Real_Madrid   (1561 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Football | News | Hierro focussed for Bolton run-in
At the age of 37 it might be imagined that Fernando Hierro, he of three European Cups, would be beyond excitement about this twin prospect but there is a professional core that demands he responds.
So though Hierro is enamoured by Mourinho and by the "calm" and "proper" nature of the development of the club under Roman Abramovich, the former captain of Spain said Chelsea have yet to take "the final step" to significant achievement.
Hierro knew Mourinho from his Barcelona days under Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal and called him "fantastic", but with Benítez it is personal.
football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1473611,00.html   (938 words)

  
 dallasobserver.com | News | Victims in the shadows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hierro sounded like a sharp, Spanish-speaking attorney, and Alejandra was convinced that Hierro could use her "contacts" with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to get Alejandra first a work permit, then permanent resident status within six months.
Hierro's image as a lawyer was bolstered, in part, by the legally worded contracts or "fee payment schedule" forms Hierro required her clients to sign.
Fernando, who is married to a permanent resident and whose infant son is a U.S. citizen, has since learned that he must wait several years before he is eligible for a green card.
www.dallasobserver.com /Issues/2000-02-24/news/feature_full.html   (5893 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: Hierro hat-trick keeps Real Madrid top in Spain
Fernando Hierro struck a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at home to Real Zaragoza on Sunday and preserve his side's slim lead at the top of the Spanish first division.
Hierro bundled in his first goal from a Zinedine Zidane corner on 15 minutes and added the second from the penalty spot just before the hour mark.
Hierro ensured there would be no upset, though, as he swept in Real's third from the edge of the area two minutes later.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/mar/25spain.htm   (557 words)

  
 Hooray Hierro
Hierro, 37 on Wednesday, came to the Reebok last summer in the swansong of a glittering career determined to fulfil his final ambition of playing in the Premiership.
Hierro is having his best spell since he joined us and is keeping Campo out so we've got some lads who are really happy and some others who are really miserable because they want to get into a winning side.
Hierro looks likely to retire at the end of the season but Phil Brown, Bolton's assistant manager, said: "If he has made the decision to retire in his mind, I can't see it on the field.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk /sport/football/boltonwanderers/s/152/152448_hooray_hierro.html   (679 words)

  
 Madridismo.net | Special: Hierro retires from football
Added on Hierro's defensive qualities, he was such a prolific goal scorer, especially from set pieces, that he was briefly Spain's record goal scorer with 29 goals in 89 caps.
On 24th of March 2002 Fernando Hierro struck a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at home to Real Zaragoza on Sunday and preserve his side's slim lead at the top of the Spanish first division.
Hierro started out as a central midfield player, but has reduced his sphere of operations to central defence during the latter years of his career.
www.madridismo.net /Spieler/other/hierrospecial.html   (5101 words)

  
 uefa.com - Football Europe - News & Features - News Specific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hierro has enjoyed a glittering 18-year career, most notably with Madrid where he won five Primera División titles and three UEFA Champions League crowns.
Hierro, who turned 37 in March, made his Spanish top-flight debut on 4 October 1987 in a 1-0 home win for Real Valladolid against RCD Espanyol.
Hierro unexpectedly left Madrid in June 2003 - the day after they clinched their 29th league title - to play one season at Qatar-based Al Rayyan before signing for Bolton at the start of the current campaign.
www.uefa.com /footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=301280.html   (398 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Football | News | Saturday Interview: Fernando Hierro relishes ways of Wanderers
It is six years since Fernando Hierro strode on to the turf at Camp Nou, his Real Madrid team-mates glancing nervously up at the stands as the vitriol rained down.
This after all is Hierro, a three-times European Cup winner whose plunder at Real also included five league titles, two intercontinental cups and a European Super Cup.
That he has been lured to the Reebok speaks volumes for Bolton's progress under Sam Allardyce and, though the 36-year-old's influence to date may have been felt most keenly off the pitch, his presence on it will always be reassuring.
football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1307381,00.html   (1188 words)

  
 liverpoolfc.tv: HIERRO HAILS NANDO AHEAD OF ANFIELD REUNION
Bolton’s Fernando Hierro has hailed his former Real Madrid team-mate Fernando Morientes as one of the world’s best centre forwards ahead of their reunion at Anfield this afternoon.
Hierro and Morientes were part of the successful Real side that conquered Europe just a few years back but today they'll line up on opposite sides as Liverpool and Bolton do battle for three vital Premiership points.
Hierro has also spoken out in praise of Reds boss Rafael Benitez, another former member of the Bernabeu staff.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /news/archivedirs/news/2005/apr/2/N148339050402-0738.htm   (336 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If Superman was a man of steel, then Fernando Hierro is Real Madrid CF's man of iron - and not just because that is the literal meaning of his surname.
Hierro said: "If you ask Bayer which team is going to win, they will say that they are.
Thirteen summers have passed since Hierro's transfer to the Santiago Bernabéu from Real Valladolid, and in that time he has claimed eight major honours for Madrid and their fans.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/news/Kind=32/newsId=23803.html   (504 words)

  
 Soccernet.com Euro 2000 News: Hierro on course to play in France game
TEGELEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Spanish skipper Fernando Hierro should be fit for Sunday's Euro 2000 Quarter-final against France in Bruges after a scan on his injured thigh on Thursday revealed no serious problems.
Hierro missed Spain's remarkable 4-3 victory over Yugoslavia after suffering the injury during his side's 2-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday.
Hierro was one of seven players to miss training on Thursday as coach Jose Antonio Camacho decided to give a full rest day to some of the players who pulled off Spain's historic comeback win against Yugoslavia.
www.soccernet.com /euro2000/news/20000623spahierro.html   (217 words)

  
 CNN.com - Hierro to retire at end of season  - May 10, 2005
Hierro has been a commanding presence during a glittering career.
Hierro joined Bolton on a 12-month contract last summer after a season in Qatar and has been the mainstay of the side in the last few weeks, playing in a holding role.
Hierro joined Real Madrid, the nine-times European champions, from Valladolid in 1989 but he left the club when Vicente del Bosque was sacked as coach a day after the club won the league title in June 2003.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/05/10/spain.hierro   (279 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Hierro in frame for Real return
FORMER captain Fernando Hierro is in the frame for a return to Real Madrid following Arrigo Sacchi's decision to quit as the club's director of football.
Spanish media report that Hierro, who was discarded by Real after captaining the team to the title in 2003, could act as the link between players and the club's hierarchy.
Hierro threatened legal action against Real after their failure to honour a verbal agreement to renew his contract and he was eventually given compensation by the club.
sport.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=2362542005   (551 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Davies urges Hierro to extend Bolton stay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fernando Hierro is being urged to carry on playing and aid Bolton’s first European campaign.
Hierro’s vast experience could be a vital factor next season, according to team-mate Kevin Davies.
Fernando is always willing to give advice and he knows the game inside out.
www.breakingnews.ie /story.asp?j=20974512&p=zx9746y6&n=20974696&x=   (219 words)

  
 Soccerway.com · News · 2006-02-01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MALAGA, Feb 1 (SW) — Former Spanish international Fernando Hierro has moved from his sporting director’s role at Malaga to head coach.
Hierro has been forced into the role following the dismissal of Antonio Tapia, but in what is sure to be an eye opening experience, it will be the first time he takes charge of a team.
it is not fernando hierro who will coach malaga.
www.soccerway.com /news/2006/february/1/hierro-to-plot-malaga-survival   (215 words)

  
 Main men under fire - MAY 17, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hierro who struggled badly against the pace of Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet was not spared a lambasting either.
With a headline 'Hierro go now', they documented his night of horror in Turin with a photo spread of errors.
Most critics have rounded on their defence which again bordered on the shambolic in Turin with club captain Fernando Hierro particularly culpable.
newpaper.asia1.com.sg /printfriendly/0,4139,25185,00.html   (884 words)

  
 HIERRO 'TO QUIT AT END OF SEASON'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fernando Hierro: Spaniard has told radio station his last game will be on Sunday
Bolton Wanderers defender Fernando Hierro has told a Spanish radio station he intends to retire at the end of the season.
Hierro has bedded in well at the Reebok Stadium and the squad were looking forward to welcoming him back next season - Bolton’s first in the UEFA Cup.
www.premierleague.com /fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=877261&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsLatestFAPremierLeagueNews&breadcrumb=latestfa_breadcrumb   (494 words)

  
 Real Madrid F.C. FanClub - News - Real Madrid president to offer job to Hierro
Fernando Hierro is set to be offered a high-profile role by Real Madrid.
Real president Florentino Perez, on advice from his No2 Emilio Butragueno and captain Raul, is ready to offer an olive branch to Hierro to bring the former skipper back to the club.
Hierro, who retired at the end of last season with Bolton Wanderers, will be offered a player liaison job.
www.realmadrid.dk /news/article?newsid=6814   (145 words)

  
 CNN.com - Morientes double saves Spain - June 7, 2002
CHONJU, South Korea (CNN) -- Fernando Morientes was the toast of Madrid after coming on as a substitute to guide Spain through to the last 16 of the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Paraguay.
Fernando Hierro scored the third with a late penalty.
Two minutes later Chilavert was picking the ball out of his net as Hierro blasted in his second penalty of the finals after Real Madrid's Raul had been pulled back as he turned in the area.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/worldcup/06/07/parspa.report   (383 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Hierro fit for Supercup clash
Hierro will not play in Monday's friendly against Napoli, the club said, but is expected to join the team in Monaco, venue for the annual game between the European champions and UEFA Cup winners.
Defenders - Michel Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Fernando Hierro, Manuel Sanchis, Ivan Campo, Aitor Karanka, Geremi Nijtap, Julio Cesar.
Strikers - Raul Gonzalez, Fernando Morientes, Luis Figo, Santiago Solari, Pedro Munitis, Tote Lopez.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2000/0821/20000821hierro.html   (197 words)

  
 MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
The match was held at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the southwestern corner of the Korean peninsula on a night of elevated humidity.
Midfielder Carlos Valeron's first international goal came off an angled shot in the 74th minute and defender Hierro added a penalty kick in the 88th to seal the victory.
Hierro is the all-time leader for Spain in goals scored (28) and Raul is just two goals behind him (26)...
www.mlsnet.com /content/02/datastore/wc0602spaslo.html   (906 words)

  
 Real to replace coach, captain
Real Madrid instituted a major shake-up at the club on Monday by deciding to replace coach Vicente del Bosque and also release captain Fernando Hierro just a day after clinching their 29th league championship.
Real's sporting director Jorge Valdano then announced that the 35-year-old Hierro would be leaving the club after 14 years during which he won three European Cups and six league titles.
"Hierro is nearing the top age limit and we believe it's the right moment to break our relationship, with all the love and respect he is due."
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/jun/24real.htm   (617 words)

  
 FirstTouch OnLine
Many believe that Hierro’s departure was hastened by his stance against the front office for putting the cart before the horse.
Hierro – which means "iron" in Spanish – reminded everyone that winning the championship should supercede any reaction to the purchase of a player.
Upon winning the championship, Hierro orchestrated a boycott of sorts, by not leading the team for a second customary victory lap around Estadio Bernabéu.
www.firsttouchonline.com /jj/jj5_27_04.html   (796 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Hierro is to retire from football
Former Spain and Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro has announced that he will retire at the end of this season.
Hierro, who won a record of 89 caps for an outfield player for Spain, joined Bolton on a one-year deal last July.
Hierro joined Real Madrid from Valladolid in 1989 but was discarded along with coach Vicente del Bosque a day after the club won the league title in June 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4530595.stm   (160 words)

  
 MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
But Ireland, masters of the last-gasp comeback, drew level in the final minute of normal time when Swedish referee Anders Frisk awarded a penalty after Spanish captain Fernando Hierro pulled the shirt of substitute Niall Quinn in the area.
After this Fernando Morientes header staked Spain out to a 1-0 lead, Spain made the mistake of packing it in against Ireland.
In the 51st minute, defender Hierro had to clear the ball off the line after striker Kilbane pounced to shoot after Casillas dropped a cross.
www.mlsnet.com /content/02/datastore/wc0616spaire.html   (964 words)

  
 FIFA World Cup Finals - France 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
HIERRO Fernando (ESP) (6', pen.), LUIS ENRIQUE (ESP) (19'), MORIENTES Fernando (ESP) (55'), KOSTADINOV Emil (BGR) (58'), MORIENTES Fernando (ESP) (81'), KIKO (ESP) (88'), KIKO (ESP) (94').
Good support from three offensive midfielders with Hierro and Amor playing closer and giving support from behind.
The 6-1 score occurred today for the 9th time in final phases: 37 matches have finished with 7 or more goals scored.
www.cs.virginia.edu /~evans/france98/fifaspainbulgaria.html   (700 words)

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