Fernando Obama
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Fernando Obama Galindo is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a naturalized Equatoguinean
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
footballer who plays for UD Horadada
UD Horadada
Unión Deportiva Horadada Caliche is the local team in Pilar de la Horadada in Spain's Province of Alicante. U.D. Horadada has several sponsors, including Grupo Caliche and the Town Hall.-Stadium and Kit:...
in Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Mainly a central defender, he can also operate on the flanks.
Club career
Obama played his entire professional career in SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, but never appeared in higher than the fourth division
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
, inclusively representing reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
s during his spell in the country. His first club as a senior was Real Murcia
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators....
, but he never made it past the B team.
International career
Obama played for Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea national football team
The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, is the national team of Equatorial Guinea and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol. It is a member of CAF...
in September 2006, in a match against Sudan
Sudan national football team
The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman and their head coach is Mohammed Abdullah Mazda...
for the 2008 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
2008 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Preliminary competition will be divided in three rounds. First two rounds will be knock-out rounds, and the final round will be a group stage.-First round:First leg played on September 1 to September 3, 2006. Second leg played on October 6 to October 8, 2006....
(0–2 away loss).