coached the Silverbacks for two seasons. In September 1998, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Fernandez. The team fired him on March 1, 2000. He then moved to the Cleveland Crunch as an assistant coach. When the Crunch fired head coach Bruce Miller in March 2001, Fernandez served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Yearly Awards CISL Coach of the Year – 1994 References External links articles.latimes.com MISL stats 1961 births Living people American men's futsal players American soccer coaches American soccer players Association football defenders California State University, East Bay alumni Cincinnati Silverbacks players Cleveland Crunch players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Continental Indoor Soccer League coaches Los Angeles Lazers players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players San Diego Sockers (original MISL) players Soccer players from San Francisco United States men's under-20 international soccer players