. ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁Club ▁Ren ato ▁Ces ar ini ' s ▁youth ▁setup , ▁he ▁not ably ▁represented ▁River ▁Pl ate ▁( but ▁only ▁appearing ▁for ▁the ▁reserve ▁side ), ▁Central ▁C ór dob a , ▁G im nas ia ▁y ▁T iro , ▁Ald os ivi ▁and ▁T iro ▁Federal . ▁He ▁retired ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁ret iring , ▁Fernández ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁manager , ▁taking ▁over ▁Club ▁Sport ivo ▁Bel gr ano ▁de ▁Oliver os ' ▁youth ▁squad s . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Ren ato ▁Ces ar ini , ▁T iro ▁Federal , ▁Atl ético ▁P uj ato ▁and ▁Cor onel ▁Agu ir re ▁before ▁joining ▁Ros ario ▁Central ' s ▁youth ▁setup ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Edu ardo ▁C oud et , ▁Fernández ▁was ▁named ▁inter im ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁team . ▁His ▁first ▁professional ▁match ▁in ▁charge ▁occurred ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁Bel gr ano . ▁After ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Paolo ▁Mon tero , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁previous ▁duties . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fernández ▁was ▁again ▁inter im ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Mon tero . ▁He ▁was ▁definitely ▁appointed ▁manager ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December , ▁but ▁res