Fernando Sales de los Cobos (born 12 September 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Club career Sales was born in Seville, Andalusia. A product of local Real Betis' youth system, he first appeared professionally with lowly CD Isla Cristina and Levante UD (then in the Segunda División B, achieving promotion in his first year).Sales, el crack que le robaron a Lopera (Sales, the star stolen from Lopera); Diario AS, 22 February 2003 (in Spanish)
After making his La Liga debut with Real Valladolid in the 2000–01 season, in a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas,Las Palmas y Valladolid igualan en el Insular (Las Palmas and Valladolid all square at the Insular); Mundo Deportivo, 24 September 2000 (in Spanish) being an undisputed starter in the following three years while scoring a total of 15 league goals, Sales transferred to Sevilla FC on a five-year contract, upon Valladolid's 2004 relegation.Renato and Sales head for Seville; UEFA, 7 July 2004 He appeared sporadically for his new club during his first two campaigns, being restricted to Copa del Rey games in the 2006–07 campaign and not registered at all – alongside teammate Jesuli – in the following season."Casi todos llevamos los mismos goles" ("Everybody has nearly the same goals"); Diario AS, 21 September 2005 (in Spanish)Fernando Sales pide 6 millones al Sevilla por despido improcedente (Fernando Sales asks 6 million to Sevilla for unlawful sacking); Diario de Sevilla, 25 February 2008 (in Spanish)
On 13 January 2008, Sales moved to RC Celta de Vigo on a free transfer.El Celta se refuerza con Fernando Sales (Celta bolster with Fernando Sales); Marca, 13 January 2008 (in Spanish) In September, he signed a one-year deal with another Segunda División side, Hércules CF,Fernando Sales, último fichaje del Hércules (Fernando Sales, last Hércules signing); Marca, 2 September 2008 (in Spanish) being reunited with his former Valladolid teammate Tote.El Valladolid ya cayó en 1963 ante el Hércules (Valladolid have already fallen to Hércules in 1963); Diario AS, 11 October 2008 (in Spanish)
Veteran Sales continued playing in the second tier the following years, with Albacete Balompié and AD Alcorcón.Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón (Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions); Marca, 5 August 2010 (in Spanish)
Honours Sevilla Copa del Rey: 2006–07Entrevista. Fernando Sales: "Tengo la espina clavada de no haber triunfado en el Sevilla FC" (Interview. Fernando Sales: "Not having made it big at Sevilla FC is a thorn in my side"); Vavel, 30 December 2020 (in Spanish) UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
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