Walter Fernández Balufo (born 14 August 1989), known simply as Walter, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CE Manresa mainly as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Fernández Balufo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Caldes de Montbui, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manresa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Mahonés (loan) | ||
| 2009 | → Antequera (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Gimnàstic | 44 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Videoton (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokeren | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2015 | Skoda Xanthi | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Panthrakikos | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Hospitalet | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Extremadura | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Sant Julià | ||
| 2019– | Manresa | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019 | |||
Football career
editBorn in Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, Catalonia, Walter finished his formation at FC Barcelona.[1] He started his senior career in the lower leagues, being successively loaned to CF Sporting Mahonés and Antequera CF.[2]
For 2009–10, Walter signed for four years with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, making his professional debut on 30 August 2009 by starting in a 1–0 away win against Real Murcia[3] and finishing the season with 34 matches (21 starts). In late June 2011, however, both parties agreed to cancel his contract,[4] and he was loaned to Hungarian side Videoton FC for two years.[5]
Walter played his first match in top flight football on 24 July 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home success over Paksi SE. He had first appeared in the UEFA Europa League 11 days earlier, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 loss at SK Sturm Graz.[6]
In the following years, Walter failed to settle with a team, representing K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen,[7] FC Petrolul Ploiești,[8] Skoda Xanthi F.C. and Panthrakikos FC.[9]
Honours
editVideoton
- Ligakupa: 2011–12
- Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012
References
edit- ^ De Nul, Jolien (10 May 2013). "Interview Walter Balufo Fernandez: ex-Barça-speler in Lokerse loondienst" [Interview Walter Fernandez Balufo ex-Barça player employed at Lokeren] (in Dutch). K.S.C. Lokeren. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "El Antequera ficha a Walter Fernández, procedente del Sporting Mahonés" [Antequera sign Walter Fernández, from Sporting Mahonés] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "El Nástic gana a un Murcia inofensivo en su campo" [Nástic defeat harmless Murcia in their own ground]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "El Nàstic i Walter rescinden el contrato" [Nàstic and Walter terminate contract] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "A spanyol Walter Fernandez Balufo a Vidihez igazolt" [Spaniard Walter Fernandez Balufo certified at Videoton] (in Hungarian). FMH Online. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Sturm strike late to leave Videoton facing uphill task". UEFA. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Barça-speler verdwijnt langs achterdeur bij Lokeren" [Former Barça player disappears through the back door at Lokeren] (in Dutch). Belgium Soccer. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Două transferuri realizate de FC Petrolul" [Two transfers made by FC Petrolul] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Walter Fernández sigue en Gecia [sic] y ficha por el Panthrakikos" [Walter Fernández remains in Greece and signs for Panthrakikos] (in Spanish). Futbolistas Emigrantes. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
edit- Walter Fernández at BDFutbol
- Walter Fernández at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Walter Fernández at Soccerway