Nano (footballer, born 1982)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Da Silva and the second or maternal family name is Rodilla.
Nano
Personal information
Full name Fernando Macedo da Silva Rodilla[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-20) 20 April 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, left-back
Youth career
Ural
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Barcelona C 2 (0)
1999–2003 Barcelona B 111 (21)
1999–2003 Barcelona 4 (0)
2003–2006 Atlético Madrid 39 (6)
2005–2006 → Getafe (loan) 8 (2)
2006–2008 Cádiz 37 (2)
2008–2009 Racing Ferrol 22 (4)
2009–2012 Numancia 90 (13)
2012–2013 Osasuna 18 (0)
2013–2014 Alavés 23 (0)
2015–2018 Racing Ferrol 104 (7)
Total 458 (55)
International career
1998–1999 Spain U16 9 (4)
1999 Spain U17 3 (0)
2000–2001 Spain U18 11 (2)
2001 Spain U20 1 (0)
2000–2003 Spain U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Winner 1999 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Macedo da Silva Rodilla (born 20 April 1982), known as Nano, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger.

He started out at Barcelona but, after only six competitive appearances with the first team, he went on to resume his career in both Segunda División and Segunda División B. In La Liga, he also represented Atlético Madrid, Getafe and Osasuna, amassing totals of 69 games and eight goals.[3]

Club career

Nano was born in A Coruña, Galicia. At age 16, he seemed on the verge of a promising future as he was already playing with FC Barcelona's reserves, and the following year he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, against Real Zaragoza; he would, however, not be able to progress any further in his five-year stint with the Catalans, only appearing in three more games with the main squad.[4][5]

After a solid 2003–04 season with Atlético Madrid,[6] with qualification to the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Nano's career faded into obscurity as he was rarely featured with another club from Madrid, Getafe CF, and slightly more with Cádiz CF (the latter in the Segunda División).[7]

Nano then joined lowly Racing de Ferrol, impressing enough to return to the second tier and sign a three-year contract with CD Numancia.[8] He scored five goals in 37 matches in the 2011–12 campaign, helping the Soria side to finish in tenth position.[9]

In June 2012, Nano returned to the top flight with CA Osasuna on a free transfer, agreeing to a two-year contract with the option of one more, and a buyout clause of €2 million.[10] Unwanted by manager José Luis Mendilibar having not scored during his year in Pamplona, he dropped back to division two in July 2013 on a two-year deal at Deportivo Alavés.[11]

Released again without a goal to his name, Nano returned to Ferrol in November 2014 initially to train.[12] He remained there for the rest of his career, signing one last contract in February 2017.[13]

International career

On 29 December 2005, Nano scored the opening goal of Galicia's 3–2 friendly win over Uruguay in Santiago de Compostela. It was the region's first official match since 1930.[14]

Honours

Spain U16

References

  1. ^ "Nano". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Fernando Maceda [sic] da Silva NANO". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Portabales, Pablo (23 September 2018). "Nano Macedo: "Con 17 años compré un piso en Barcelona, y con 18, un Mercedes"" [Nano Macedo: "At 17 I bought a flat in Barcelona, and at 18, a Mercedes"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ Carbonell, Rafael (23 August 1999). "Nano debuta en la Liga y Dani se estrena con un gol" [Nano makes League debut and Dani has scoring debut]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ^ Romero, Víctor (31 January 2012). "Las 23 promesas sub'23 del año 2000" [The 23 under-23 prospects of the year 2000] (in Spanish). Fútbol de Primera. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ^ Carbonell, Rafael (6 August 2003). "El zurdo que se inventó Van Gaal" [The left-footed that Van Gaal invented]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ^ Alonso, Paulo (5 November 2008). "Nano vuelve a empezar en el Racing" [Nano starts over at Racing]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "El Numancia ficha a Nano y traspasa a Quero al Rayo Vallecano" [Numancia sign Nano and transfer Quero to Rayo Vallecano]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Confirmado: Nano, primer fichaje para la próxima temporada" [Confirmed: Nano, first signing for next season]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Nano ficha por el Alavés para las dos próximas temporadas" [Nano signs for Alavés for the next two seasons]. El Correo (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ^ Sierra, T.; Larretxi, Alex (5 November 2014). "Nano se entrena con el Racing de Ferrol a la espera de ofertas" [Nano trains with Racing de Ferrol while waiting for offers]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Nano Macedo renueva en el Racing de Ferrol hasta 2018" [Nano Macedo renews at Racing de Ferrol until 2018] (in Spanish). Galicia Ártabra. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. ^ Miranda, C. (30 December 2005). "Galicia arrolló a Uruguay en un partido histórico" [Galicia overwhelmed Uruguay in a historic match]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. ^ Bobrowsky, Josef. "European U-16 Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 April 2020.