For the Puerto Rican track and field athlete see Félix Omar Fernández

Félix Omar Fernández

Félix Omar Fernández Rodríguez is a retired male track and field athlete. He competed in the sprints events during his career. He competed for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Osvaldo Nieves, Rogelio...

Félix de Jesús Fernández Christlieb (born January 11, 1967 in Mexico City

Mexico City

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) is a retired Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 football goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

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. He was a squad member for the Mexican national team

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 at the 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

, albeit without playing a game.

Presently, he plays amateur soccer in the ADECMAC league in Mexico City in the team Club deportivo sahara and is an enthusiast organizer of cultural events linking literature and art with soccer. He currently is a co-host of the Univision

Univision

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 sports show known as Republica Deportiva. In honor FC Atlante retired his number which was the number 12.

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