Fernando Sanz Durán (born 4 January 1974) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
He spent seven years of his professional career with Málaga – after starting out at Real Madrid – appearing in 228 official games.
Born in Madrid, Sanz was a product of Real Madrid's youth system and, after a quick loan stint with Unión Española in Chile,[2] first appeared with the main squad on 2 March 1996, playing nine minutes of a 5–0 home win against UD Salamanca (José García Calvo, another centre back from the academy, also played his first La Liga game that day).
However, despite being the son of Lorenzo Sanz, the president of the club at the time, he never really managed to hold up a regular first team spot at Real.
Sanz retired from football in 2006 after Málaga's relegation, with 240 matches and five goals in the top level to his credit, immediately becoming its president after his father bought 97% of the shares.