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Rowen Fern\u00e1ndez: Biography of Rowen Fern\u00e1ndez, Age, Career & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rowen Fern\u00e1ndez\u00a0(born 28 February 1978) is a retired South African\u00a0footballer. He is known for his ability to save penalties and his accurate goal kicks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Rowen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/th>\nRowen Fern\u00e1ndez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n28 February 1978 (age 43 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Placeof Birth<\/th>\nSprings, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nFootballer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Rowen Fern\u00e1ndez Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on the 28th of February 1978 in\u00a0Springs, South Africa. As of 2021, he is 43 years old.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Career<\/h2>\n

<\/span>Kaizer Chiefs<\/h3>\n

Following a great season with The Students, Fern\u00e1ndez was signed by Kaizer Chiefs from Wits University in 2001 along with midfielder Stanton Fredericks.<\/p>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez was to be an understudy to\u00a0Brian Baloyi, who was on the verge of landing a lucrative contract in Europe.<\/p>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez initially struggled to break into the first team, as Baloyi put up solid performances week in and week out.<\/p>\n

The big break finally came, when he made his debut in the Vodacom Challenge against Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on 30 June 2001. Chiefs won the game 2\u20130. He made his PSL debut for Chiefs in a 2\u20131 win against Classic on 22 August 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpider\u201d, as he is known due to his amazing love for creepy crawlies (snakes and spiders), was hospitalised in April 2003 after he was bitten by one of his spiders.<\/p>\n

He had also battled to command a first-team place in the same season and only got a run in the 5\u20130 ABSA Cup first-round victory against Sporting at Ellis Park.<\/p>\n

However, the 2003\u201304 season started off very well for Fern\u00e1ndez who was handed the number one jersey as Baloyi struggled with a niggling injury.<\/p>\n

The former national under-23 star began his playing career at Benoni amateur side Benoni Northerns before joining Wits where he caught the eye of the under-23 selectors. He has six under-23 caps. During the 2006\u201307 season, he scored two goals.<\/p>\n

He kicked his way into the history books in February 2007 when he pounced on the rebound after Brian Baloyi of Mamelodi Sundowns could only parry his retaken spot-kick and knocked the ball home from close range.<\/p>\n

The fact that Rowen Fernandez had missed the kick and scored on the rebound meant that his thirty second-minute equaliser against Sundowns was not classified as a penalty, but instead, it was recorded as a goal scored from open play.<\/p>\n

The other goal resulted from a spot-kick in a match against his former club Wits in September 2006.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Arminia Bielefeld<\/h3>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez joined German Bundesliga side, Arminia Bielefeld, in June 2007 on a free transfer after being out of contract with Chiefs to team up with former Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp who then coached Arminia.<\/p>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez lost his place as the first-choice goalkeeper to Dennis Eilhoff after injury. On 1 January 2011, during the January transfer window, Fern\u00e1ndez left Arminia Bielefeld for SuperSport United.<\/p>\n

<\/span>International career<\/h3>\n

He made his full international debut in a 2\u20130 win against Tunisia in August 2004. He had hoped to be a part of his country\u2019s squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa but was omitted from the final 23 by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira in favour of\u00a0Itumeleng Khune,\u00a0Moeneeb Josephs\u00a0and Shu-Aib Walters.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

He has an estimated net worth of $400,000 which he has earned as a footballer.<\/p>\n