Fernando Hierro is a retired Spanish footballer, currently serving as the coach of the Spain National Team. Known for his work with Real Madrid, Hierro won 5 La Liga and 3 UEFA Champions League in his course of 15 years.
Fernando has made appearances in 4 World Cups and 2 European Champions. The former athlete enjoys a net worth of around $3 Million and is capable of living an extravagant life. Hierro has a family but doesn't share much about them.
Fernando Hierro is a former Spanish soccer player and coach. According to various online resources, his net worth is estimated to be around $3 Million.
Fernando Hierro with his associates. SOURCE: twitter- @fernandoRHierro Currently, Hierro's salary as Spain's National Team coach is reported to be $3.43 million while the highest-paid coach is Joachim Low with a salary of $4.47 million.
Some of the highest-paid soccer athletes globally are led by iconic figures such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with net worths of $600 Million and $500 Million, respectively. Meanwhile, legendary football figure David Beckham has amassed a substantial net worth of $450 Million.
He is wedded to Sonia Hierro, and they have been in a relationship for nearly 30 years. They have two kids - a son named Alvaro Hierro and a daughter named Claudia Hierro. However, there are reports indicating that Fernando Hierro is anticipating a child with his girlfriend, Croatian journalist Fani Stipkovic.
Fernando has kept his personal life away from the public and hasn't shared any pictures or information about them. He just enjoys living life with his family and isn't bothered about boasting about his family's luxuries or fame. Overall, the former athlete leads a simple life with family.
In 1987, Fernando made his senior career debut with Valladolid where he later played for 2 seasons and scored 3 goals in 58 appearances. Then the team was later bought by Real Madrid in 1989 and so he was.
Fernando Hierro is a former athlete. SOURCE: twitter- @fernandoRHierro In his first season with Real Madrid, Fernando scored 7 goals in 37 games, and playing till 2003, he recorded 102 goals in 439 appearances. Hierro also led the team to win 5 La Liga titles and 3 UEFA Champions League trophies.
Real Madrid's captain then captain, Fernando Hierro scored a hat trick for Madrid on March 24, 2002, against Real Zaragoza.
After playing for Qatar's Al Rayyan Sports Club for a season till 2004, he returned to Europe to sign with Premier League side Bolton Wanderers and played for a season only. Then on May 10, 2005, he announced his retirement.
Having appeared in 4 World Cups (1990, 1994,1998 and 2002), Fernando made his International debut on September 20, 1989, and his most notable goal is regarded as his header goal in the 1994 World Cup qualification, against Denmark which allowed ten-men Spain to qualify for the final tournament.
Fernando with a score of 29 goals for Spain was capped 89 times for Spain, though his record is surpassed only by Raul, David Villa, and Fernando Torres.
Hierro was appointed as Malaga CF's director of football in July 2011. After the club finished 4th and qualified for the Champions League for the first time ever, on May 28, 2012, Fernando Hierro waved hands to the club.
He also replaced Zinedine Zidane as the new assistant coach for Real Madrid on July 10, 2014. In 2016, Hierro was appointed as the manager for the first time at Segunda Division side Real Oviedo, and on June 14, 2017, he left the club with mutual consent.
Hierro, also the Royal Spanish Football Federation sporting director worked for 4 years after his appointment in late September 2007, later he re-joined on November 27, 2017.
Just only 2 days before, the 2018 FIFA World Cup began, on June 13, 2018, Fernando Hierro was named as the new coach for Spain's National Team after sacking Julen Lopetegui. Lopetegui was sacked after Real Madrid revealed that he was joining the club after the World Cup.
Fernando was born as Fernando Ruiz Hierro, to Remedios Hierro Ruiz and Antonio Ruiz Jimenez on March 23, 1968, in Velez-Malaga, Spain. Fernando has 2 brothers: Manolo Hierro and Antonio Hierro, both are former footballers.
Hierro commenced his football career at his hometown club Velez-Malaga in 1980 at the age of 12 and later made his brief career with the CD Malaga youth team. But after it didn't work out for him, he made his return to Velez-Malaga in 1985 and played for 2 seasons before making his senior career debut with Valladolid.
