Leandro Sebastián Fernández (born 30 January 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender and was part of the gold medal Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics he was not initially part of the squad but was called up for the gold medal game to cover for the injured Nicolás Burdisso. He also got 4th place in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Argentina squad that were runners up in the 2004 Copa América. Fernández started his professional career at the age of 15 when he joined Newell's Old Boys. In 2005, he transferred to the River Plate. Fernández joined Dynamo Moscow, Russian Premier League football club in 2006 and soon became one of this club fans' favorite and was voted "best Player of the Year" by Dynamo Moscow supporters. Honours Club Newell's Old Boys Argentine Primera División: Apertura 2004 International Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics: 2004 Athens Individual Dynamo Moscow player of the year: 2005–06 References External links 1983 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers FC Dynamo Moscow players Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina international footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Argentina Olympic gold medalists for Argentina 2004 Copa América players Expatriate footballers in Russia Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Russian Premier League players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Association football defenders