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Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (born July 6, 1969 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine professional football player. He was a defensive midfielder of outstanding skill and culture. He was a member of the Argentina national football team and played for the clubs Argentinos Juniors (1985-90), CD Tenerife (1990-94), Real Madrid (1994-2000), and AC Milan (2000-2003).

Redondo made his debut in Spanish football playing for CD Tenerife under the management of former Real Madrid player Jorge Valdano. Twice during this period Real Madrid lost the La Liga title to arch-rivals FC Barcelona on the final day of the season in matches against Tenerife. When Valdano was subsequently appointed manager of Real Madrid, Redondo made the move along with him.

The key years of his career were spent at Real Madrid where he was twice a champion of La Liga (1995 and 1997) and twice a European Champion (1997-1998 and 1999-2000), amongst other titles won during this period. It was during the 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League that he turned in his finest performances. His contribution to a 3-2 quarterfinals victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford will live long in the memory of Madrid and United fans alike. He was the best player of the game, and was the author of a spectacular play (the backheel of Old Trafford), in which Redondo backheeled the ball through the legs of defender Henning Berg before recovering it and assisting Raúl for Real Madrid’s third goal.

The performance is also of note because of the way another great midfielder of the 1990s, Roy Keane, was completely overshadowed by Redondo’s display. After winning the final against Valencia CF, he was named the 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player. In 2000, Redondo transferred to Italian club AC Milan in a highly controversial move, which led to riots in Madrid. However, his stay at Milan was marred by injuries. Redondo was consistently injured, most notably knee problems, during his first two seasons there and refused to accept the wages paid to him by the AC Milan board, showing great ethics and principles rarely seen in professional sports today.

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