Fernando Usero
Fernando Usero Toledano is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Club career
Usero was born in Brazatortas, Province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. After emerging through Málaga CF's youth system, and a brief spell at Atlético Madrid's reserves, he returned to the Andalusians, playing two seasons with their B team in the Segunda División and scoring a career-best seven goals in 2005–06. Additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same timeframe, as both were relegated come June 2006; his La Liga debut came on 9 January 2005, in a 2–1 away loss against Racing de Santander.Usero then spent two years at Málaga neighbours Polideportivo Ejido, being an undisputed starter and suffering relegation at the end of the 2007–08 campaign, following which he signed for another club in the second division, Elche CF. In summer 2011, having totalled 247 matches in Spain's second tier, he moved abroad for the first time and joined a host of compatriots at Asteras Tripolis F.C. in Greece, arriving from Córdoba CF.
On 19 June 2015, after a four-month loan with AD Alcorcón back in his homeland, Usero returned to the Super League Greece and signed a two-year contract with Atromitos FC. He went back to Spain afterwards, seeing out his career aged 35 by representing CD Mirandés, CD Toledo and amateurs Calvo Sotelo Puertollano.
Honours
Asteras Tripolis- Greek Football Cup runner-up: 2012–13