Roberto Fernández (footballer, born 1954)

Roberto Fernández
Personal information
Full name Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa
Date of birth (1954-07-09) 9 July 1954
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1976 River Plate Asunción
1976 Valencia 2 (0)
1976–1978 Espanyol 31 (0)
1978–1984 Cerro Porteño 182 (0)
1984–1986 Deportivo Cali 32 (0)
1988 Libertad
1989–1991 Cerro Porteño
1991–1993 Internacional 38 (0)
1994 Palmeiras 4 (0)
1995–1997 Cerro Porteño
International career
1976–1989 Paraguay 78 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa, also known as Gato Fernández, (born 9 July 1954) is a retired football goalkeeper from Paraguay. He was capped 78 times for the Paraguay national football team in an international career that lasted from 1976 to 1989. He was also a member of the Paraguayan team that won the 1979 Copa América. He earned the nickname "El Gato" (The Cat) for his outstanding stretching saves.