Raúl Omar Fernández Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [ɾaˈul feɾˈnandeθ βalˈβeɾðe]; born 6 October 1985) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

After Juan Flores left Universitario to sign with Cienciano for the 2007 season, José Carvallo took over as the team's starting goalkeeper over Fernández.

[2] In 2009, Universitario won the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado after defeating their local rival, Alianza Lima, in a playoff series to conclude a season where Fernández was considered a key factor for the team's success.

His performances throughout the year, especially in the first playoff game against Alianza Lima got the attention of international scouts who would later contact him from various clubs in Europe.

[citation needed] He was Nice's match hero against Dijon when he stopped a penalty during shoot-outs to help his team advance to the semifinals of the same tournament.

[11] In January 2019, Fernández signed for the recently promoted Universidad César Vallejo and reunited with former head coach José del Solar.

[citation needed] Del Solar called up Fernández for some of Peru's 2010 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualification campaign but only used him for one match, against Ecuador in a 1–2 loss.

After Markarian left the national team, new interim head coach Pablo Bengoechea called up Fernández for some of Peru's friendly matches in 2014.