Fernando Recio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Recio and the second or maternal family name is Comí.

Fernando Recio
列斯奧
Recio in action for Kitchee in 2012
Personal information
Full name Fernando Recio Comí[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-17) 17 December 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Rapitenca
2006–2009 Amposta
2009–2010 Tortosa 31 (1)
2010–2019 Kitchee 98 (4)
2016–2017 → Rangers (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2024 Lee Man 36 (2)
International career
2017 Hong Kong 4 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Kitchee (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Recio Comí (Chinese: 列斯奧; born 17 December 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Born in Spain, he spent most of his professional career with Kitchee in Hong Kong after signing in 2010, eventually going on to represent the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Kitchee

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Recio only played amateur football in his country, representing Rapitenca, Amposta and Tortosa.[2] In June 2010 he was signed by Kitchee in Hong Kong, reuniting with his former teammate – at the first two teams – Ubay Luzardo (also a stopper); the club's manager, compatriot Josep Gombau, had tried to acquire the player in the previous transfer window, but failed.[3]

On 17 October 2013, general manager Ken Ng announced that Recio had renewed his contract until 2016. On 29 May of the following year, he won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year Award for the 2013–14 season, receiving a HK$35,000 prize.[4]

Following victory in the 2018–19 Hong Kong FA Cup, Recio left Kitchee.[5]

Lee Man

On 19 July 2019, Recio signed for fellow Hong Kong Premier League side Lee Man.[6] In May 2024, the 41-year-old retired.[7]

International career

Recio received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017 at the age of 34, alongside fellow Spaniards Dani Cancela and Jordi Tarrés.[8] He made his debut for the national team on 5 October that year, in a 4–0 friendly win over Laos.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 February 2020[10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tortosa 2009–10 Tercera División 31 1 0 0 0 0 31 1
Kitchee 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League 12 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2011–12 15 0 5 1 7 0 27 1
2012–13 14 0 6 0 8 0 28 0
2013–14 18 2 4 0 6 1 28 3
2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 11 1 8 0 8 0 27 1
2015–16 9 0 9 0 8 0 26 0
Rangers (loan) 2016–17 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Kitchee 2017–18 12 1 2 0 2 0 16 1
2018–19 7 0 2 0 2 0 11 0
Lee Man 2019–20 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 1
Career total 148 6 42 1 41 1 231 8

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong[11] 2017 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Kitchee

Lee Man

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fernando Recio at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Alguero, Enric (7 October 2023). "El roquetenc Nando Recio, una temporada més amb el Lee Man de Hong Kong" [Roquetes own Nando Recio, another season with Hong Kong's Lee Man] (in Catalan). Ebre Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ "傑志簽新援組後防「雙塔」". Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b 列斯奧膺足球先生 [Recio voted Footballer of the Year]. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (25 May 2019). "列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "理文新季添老將增經驗 李康廉與陳曉明重逢合作". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ "港超｜理文副隊長顏樂楓七年之癢苦盡甘來　稱前帥陳曉明是重要拼圖　隊長列斯奧證完季離隊 (19:59)". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ Kin-wa, Chan (2 October 2017). "Spanish-born Jorge Tarres condemns violence in Catalonia as he eyes Hong Kong debut in Asian Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ "International Friendly Match – Hong Kong 4:0 Laos". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Fernando Recio". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Fernando Recio – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.