[2] He was a 1982 and 1983 NCAA Division II First Team All American and has been inducted into the CSU East Bay Athletic Hall of Fame.
[3][4][5] In 1983, the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League drafted Fernandez but he did not sign with them.
In October 1983, the Tacoma Stars had the first selection in the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft but swapped their pick with the Cleveland Force.
In 1994, he became the head coach of the Anaheim Splash in the Continental Indoor Soccer League.
[10][11][12][13] In 1981, he played two games with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In 1994, Fernandez became the head coach of the Anaheim Splash of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.