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{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1969)}}
{{about|the Argentine international footballer|other people}}
{{family name hatnote|Redondo|Neri|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fernando Redondo
| image = Фернандо Редондо 2019.png
| caption = Redondo in 2019
| full_name = Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Adrogué]], Argentina<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-FERNANDO-CARLOS-REDONDO-2614.html|title=Fernando Carlos Redondo|publisher=BDFA|language=es|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
| death_date = 
| height = 1.86 m<ref name=Profile/>
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Talleres de Remedios de Escalada|Talleres RE]]
| youthyears2 = 1979–1985
| youthclubs2 = [[Argentinos Juniors]]
| years1 = 1985–1990
| clubs1 = [[Argentinos Juniors]]
| caps1 = 65
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1990–1994
| clubs2 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]]
| caps2 = 103
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 1994–2000
| clubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| caps3 = 165
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2000–2004
| clubs4 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 349
| totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1999
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1993 Copa América|1993 	Ecuador]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South American Under-17 Football Championship|South American U-17 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship|1985 Argentina]]|}}
}}
'''Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri''' ({{IPA|es|feɾˈnando reˈðondo}}; born 6 June 1969) is an Argentine former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]]. He most notably played for [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[AC Milan]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-revealed-110-nominees-for-france-footballs-ballon-dor-dream-team-20201022 | title=Full List of 110 Nominees for France Football's 'Ballon d'Or Dream Team' Have Been Revealed | date=22 October 2020 | access-date=26 June 2023 | archive-date=3 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103131208/https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-revealed-110-nominees-for-france-footballs-ballon-dor-dream-team-20201022 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=Best defensive midfielders ever |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-defensive-midfielders-ever |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=FourFourTwo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Churchill |first=Max |date=2025-01-18 |title=The 10 greatest defensive midfielders in football history ranked - Rodri 8th |url=https://www.givemesport.com/greatest-defensive-midfielders-in-football-history-ranked/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}</ref>

A [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] with the ability to contribute offensively and [[Playmaker|creatively]], he turned professional playing for [[Argentinos Juniors]] and played one full decade in [[La Liga]], for [[CD Tenerife]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], then finished his career (curtailed by several injury problems) in Italy, with [[AC Milan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantagazzetta.com/approfondimenti/il-regista-di-centrocampo-da-redondo-a-verratti-passando-per-pirlo-e-xavi-169591|title=Il regista di centrocampo: da Redondo a Verratti passando per Pirlo e Xavi|trans-title=Midfield playmakers: from Redondo to Verratti through Pirlo and Xavi|publisher=Fanta Gazzetta|language=it|date=31 March 2013|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Redondo.html|title=Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri "Il Principe"|trans-title=Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri "The Prince"|publisher=Maglia Rossonera|language=it|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> With Real Madrid, he won two [[La Liga]] championships and as many [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] trophies, adding the [[2003 UEFA Champions League final|2003 Champions League]] with Milan.

Redondo was a member of the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]] in the 1990s, representing the nation in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], and also winning the [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and the [[1993 Copa América]].

==Club career==
===Early years / Tenerife===
Born in [[Adrogué]], [[Buenos Aires Province]], Redondo played his first game in the [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] at only 16 for [[Argentinos Juniors]], and remained five years with the team before moving abroad to Spain.

Redondo made his debut in [[La Liga]] with [[CD Tenerife]], under the management of countryman [[Jorge Solari]]. During this period, [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] twice lost the league title to arch-rivals [[FC Barcelona]] on the final day of the season, in matches against Tenerife who were managed by [[Jorge Valdano]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/07/10/596381e8468aeb567d8b45e5.html|title=Fernando Redondo: The man with magnets in his boots who stole two titles from Real Madrid|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|first1=Joel|last1=Del Río|first2=Padraig|last2=Whelan|date=10 July 2017|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref> and, when the coach was appointed at Real Madrid in the summer of 1994, the player also made the move for a fee of [[United States dollar|US$]]5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/04/20/deportes/766792803_850215.html|title=Acuerdo entre el Madrid y el Tenerife para el traspaso de Redondo|trans-title=Acuerdo between Madrid and Tenerife for transfer of Redondo|newspaper=[[El País]]|first1=Mábel|last1=Galaz|first2=Santiago|last2=Segurola|language=es|date=20 April 1994|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref>

===Real Madrid===
The key years of Redondo's career were spent at Real Madrid, where he won two league championships and the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1998]] and [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|2000]]. During the second victorious campaign in the latter competition, his performances won him the competition's [[UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player#Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] award, with new coach [[Vicente del Bosque]] utilising him in a midfield combination with [[Steve McManaman]]. In the quarter-finals against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]], he was the author of a spectacular play in which he [[dribble]]d past [[Henning Berg]] by backheeling the ball around him, recovering it and assisting [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]] for his side's third goal (3–2 win, 3–2 on aggregate); after the game, opposing manager [[Alex Ferguson]] said "What does this player have in his boots? A magnet?”.<ref name=Touch>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/21/newsstory.sport1|title=One-touch perfectionist|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Simon|last=Kuper|date=21 May 2000|access-date=18 January 2010}}</ref> For his performances, he was subsequently voted the Champions League and [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]].<ref name=POTY>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/886544.stm|title=Euro coaches name Redondo the best|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=18 August 2000|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>

During his time in Madrid, Redondo earned the nickname ''El Principe'' ("The Prince").<ref name=Prince>{{cite news|url=http://www.nysun.com/sports/prince-retires/5566/|title=A prince retires|newspaper=[[The New York Sun]]|first=Paul|last=Gardner|date=30 November 2004|access-date=29 July 2013}}</ref> In April 2013 he was named by daily newspaper [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in [[History of Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid's history]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html|title=The best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history|newspaper=Marca|date=11 April 2013|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> and four years later was selected by its readers to the club's all-time XI;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/12/22/5a3cd3b2e2704e9a598b45a5.html|title=Readers pick their all-time Real Madrid XI|newspaper=Marca|first=Sergio|last=García|date=22 December 2017|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref> during one full decade, he amassed Spanish top division totals of 268 games and 12 goals.

===AC Milan===
In 2000, Redondo transferred to [[Serie A]] club [[A.C. Milan]] in a controversial [[Pound sterling|£]]11m move: he stated that he was not involved in transfer discussions and expressed his desire to stay at Madrid.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/28/newsstory.sport6|title=Furious Redondo joins Milan for £11m|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 July 2000|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> In response, a section of Real Madrid supporters gathered outside the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] protesting the transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/854961.stm|title=Madrid lose Redondo to Milan|work=BBC Sport|date=27 July 2000|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> However, he suffered a serious knee injury in one of his first training sessions for his new team, and was unable to play for the next {{frac|2|1|2}} years; he suspended his £2.74m-a-year salary, and even tried to give back the house and car which the Milan board had given him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/feb/13/theknowledge.sport|title=Football knowledge: Players who fell short of a century of caps|newspaper=The Guardian|first1=Richard|last1=Aikman|first2=Barney|last2=Ronay|first3=Nicky|last3=Bandini|date=13 February 2008|access-date=24 May 2008}}</ref>

Redondo did manage to contribute (albeit in a peripheral role) to Milan's successes in the [[2002–03 A.C. Milan season|2002–03]] and [[2003–04 A.C. Milan season|2003–04 seasons]], making a combined 16 league appearances and adding five in the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03 Champions League]] and six in [[2002–03 Coppa Italia|the same edition]] of the [[Coppa Italia]], including the [[2003 Coppa Italia Final|two-legged final]].<ref>Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2ª ed., Panini, Marzo 2005, p. 612</ref> In late 2004, at the age of 35, he retired from professional football following another knee injury.<ref name=Prince/>

==International career==
Redondo earned 29 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], the bulk of his appearances coming from 1992 to 1994 while [[Alfio Basile]] was the manager. His first appearance was on 18 June 1992, in a 2–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win over [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].

Redondo turned down a call-up to the national team just before the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], when it was coached by [[Carlos Salvador Bilardo]]. The player excused himself on account of not wanting to interrupt his law studies, but it was also reported that he objected to Bilardo's defensive strategy.<ref name=Touch/><ref name=Prince/> Redondo later explained: "I was picked for Argentina's World Cup squad in 1990 but I knew I wasn't going to be in the starting line-up, I would just be another squad member, so I preferred to stay home."<ref name=Free>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:+RED+ALERT;+Two-year+agony+over+as+Milan+ace+roars+back.-a096371653|title=Two-year agony over as Milan ace roars back|publisher=The Free Library|first=Keir|last=Radnedge|date=13 January 2003|access-date=8 November 2010}}</ref>

In the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], Redondo started in all of Argentina's matches, but was unable to prevent the country from falling 2–3 to [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in the [[Single-elimination tournament|round of 16]]. Following the tournament in the United States he refused to play under [[Daniel Passarella]] who had banned long hair, earrings and homosexuals in his squad, leading to disputes with several players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world_cup_98/teams/argentina/players/85306.stm|title=Daniel Passarella – Argentinian manager|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2 May 1998|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> The former refused the latter's demand to cut his hair, and was left out of the national team as even [[Diego Maradona]] and president [[Carlos Menem]] went on to take sides in the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1995/09/06/605230241/?s=criticises|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513095325/http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1995/09/06/605230241/?s=criticises|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2014|title=Spain/Argentina: Argentina's major controversy of the moment-the length of midfielder Fernando Redondo's hair|publisher=[[ITN#ITN Source|ITN Source]]|date=6 September 1995|access-date=29 July 2013}}</ref>

Passarella excluded Redondo from his [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] squad, stating: "Twice he was asked to play for the national team and twice he refused and gave a different reason each time. Then he announced publicly he did not want to play for the national team and I do not pick any player who does not want to play for Argentina."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/04/22/phead.htm|title=Ace Batistuta keen to play for Liverpool|newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]]|first=Bill|last=George|date=22 April 1998|access-date=2 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629114324/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/04/22/phead.htm|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> The player later explained: "I was in great form. But he had particular ideas about discipline and wanted me to have my hair cut. I didn't see what that had to do with playing football so I said no again."<ref name=Free/>

In 1999, when Argentina was managed by [[Marcelo Bielsa]], Redondo was recalled to the national side for two exhibition matches with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. Although he was chosen ''[[Player of the match]]'' in the 2–0 victory in [[Buenos Aires]] he refused any subsequent call-ups, preferring to focus on club football; in 2015, he was included in an all-time team by the [[Argentine Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/best-ever-argentina-starting-lineup-includes-messi-and-maradona/|title=Best ever Argentina starting lineup includes Messi and Maradona|work=[[CBS Sports]]|first=Roger|last=Gonzalez|date=4 January 2016|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>

==Style of play==
An elegant [[Playmaker#Deep-lying playmakers|deep-lying playmaker]] who played in front of the defence,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/these-football-times/2015/apr/24/age-position-football-michael-carrick-andrea-pirlo-xabi-alonso|title=The relationship between a player's age and their position on a football pitch|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Blair|last=Newman|date=24 April 2015|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Redondo's main attributes were his creative passing, vision, technique and close control with his left foot, his ability to control the tempo of his team's play in midfield making him a key member of the Real Madrid side of the 90s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/champions_league/759401.stm|title=Real Madrid's key players|work=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2000|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ivan-zamorano-perfect-xi#:ziECP2LWWdLipA|title=Ivan Zamorano: Perfect XI|publisher=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=1 August 2010|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=Prince2>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/fernando-carlos-redondo-neri|title=A prince at the Bernabéu|publisher=Real Madrid CF|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Despite not having a great deal of pace, he possessed good acceleration and was an efficient and aggressive tackler, who contributed defensively just as much as he did offensively.<ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/06/15/baggio-takes-great-strides-toward-soccer-greatness/|title=Baggio takes great strides toward soccer greatness|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|first=Mike|last=Zizzo|date=15 June 1994|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centrocampista.com/2012/02/fernando-redondo/|title=When El Rey Fernando ruled Madrid|publisher=El Centrocampista|first=Sam|last=Hughes|date=11 February 2012|access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/5/9/15498724/fernando-redondo-the-pure-essence-of-elegance|title=Fernando Redondo: The pure essence of elegance|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|first=Paul|last=Ondra|date=9 May 2017|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/tbt/2017-02-02/tbt-redondo-a-lord-of-football|title=Redondo, a lord of football|publisher=A.C. Milan|date=6 June 2017|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref> As such, his role has also been likened to that of a ''[[Midfielder#Centre-half|metodista]]'' ("centre-half," in Italian football jargon), due to his ability to dictate play in midfield as well as assist his team defensively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rivistaundici.com/2017/02/24/cinque-nuovo-dieci/ |title=Il 5 è il nuovo 10 |trans-title=The 5 is the new 10 |publisher=Rivista Undici |language=it-IT |last1=Carriero |first1=Cristiano |last2=Tossani |first2=Michele |date=24 February 2017 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/che-fine-hanno-fatto-i-nostri-preferiti/ |title=Che fine hanno fatto i nostri "Preferiti" |publisher=L'Ultimo Uomo |language=it-IT |date=19 October 2023 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref name="taconazo"/> [[Fabio Capello]] described Redondo as "tactically perfect".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/21/newsstory.sport1|title=One-touch perfectionist}}</ref>

Although he was regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/30/sports/world-cup-98-argentina-s-coach-knows-way-to-ultimate-prize.html|title=World Cup '98; Argentina's coach knows way to ultimate prize|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|date=30 June 1998|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-13-sp-59584-story.html|title=For a world of reasons, many standouts are sitting this out|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Mike|last=Penner|date=13 June 1998|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11672/2296656/spurs-keep-tabs-on-redondo|title=Spurs keep tabs on Redondo|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|first=Nadia|last=Carminati|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Redondo's career was also largely marked by injuries, in particular during the final years of his career.<ref name=Sentinel/><ref name=Prince2/>

==Personal life==
Redondo was born into an industrialist family and enjoyed a wealthy upbringing, later studying law at university in the early years of his playing career.<ref name="taconazo">{{cite news|url=http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/13_novembre_12/redondo-el-taconazo-che-leggeva-borges-375b3e3c-4b77-11e3-9f20-48230e8bb565.shtml|title=Redondo, "el taconazo" che leggeva Borges|trans-title=Redondo, "el taconazo" who read Borges|newspaper=[[Corriere della Sera]]|first=Roberto|last=Perrone|language=it|date=14 November 2013|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> He married the cousin of fellow footballer [[Santiago Solari]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/1999/10/30/r-02601e.htm|title=Que hoy nos dejen muy bien parados|trans-title=May our name be held very high today|newspaper=[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]]|first=Enrique|last=Romero|language=es|date=30 October 1999|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220845/http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/1999/10/30/r-02601e.htm|archive-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and his sons [[Federico Redondo|Federico]] and [[Fernando Redondo (footballer, born 1994)|Fernando Jr.]] were also involved in the sport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/02/05/internacional/1454711491_012934.html|title=El hijo de Fernando Redondo debuta mañana en Tigre|trans-title=Son of Fernando Redondo makes debut with Tigre tomorrow|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Verónica|last=Brunati|language=es|date=5 February 2016|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minutouno.com/notas/3041617-federico-redondo-hijo-fernando-comienza-entrenar-la-seleccion-sub-15|title=Federico Redondo, hijo de Fernando, comienza a entrenar con la Selección Sub 15|trans-title=Federico Redondo, son of Fernando, starts training with the Under-15 national team|publisher=Minuto Uno|language=es|date=24 September 2017|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

An avid reader, Redondo counted [[Jorge Luis Borges]] and [[Gabriel García Márquez]] as his two favourite authors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/01/10/il-mistero-redondo-alla-prova-del-campo.html|title=Il mistero Redondo alla prova del campo – Rientro nel Milan dopo due anni di stop|trans-title=The Redondo mystery tests the pitch – Return to Milan after two years of inactivity|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|first=Luigi|last=Bolognini|language=it|date=10 January 2002|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{BDFutbol|780}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa del Rey]] and [[Coppa Italia]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Argentinos Juniors]]
|{{nowrap|[[1985–86 Argentine Primera División|1985–86]]}}
|[[Argentine Primera División]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[1986–87 Argentine Primera División|1986–87]]
|Argentine Primera División
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[1987–88 Argentine Primera División|1987–88]]
|Argentine Primera División
|14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|[[1988–89 Argentine Primera División|1988–89]]
|Argentine Primera División
|36||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||36||0
|-
|[[1989–90 Argentine Primera División|1989–90]]
|Argentine Primera División
|14||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!65!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!65!!1
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]]
|[[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91]]
|[[La Liga]]
|23||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||23||1
|-
|[[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92]]
|La Liga
|32||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||2
|-
|[[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]]
|La Liga
|20||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||4
|-
|[[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]
|La Liga
|28||1||0||0||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||0||0||32||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!103!!8!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!107!!8
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[1994–95 Real Madrid CF season|1994–95]]
|La Liga
|23||1||0||0||3{{efn|name=UC}}||1||0||0||26||2
|-
|[[1995–96 Real Madrid CF season|1995–96]]
|La Liga
|23||2||2||0||4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||0||30||2
|-
|[[1996–97 Real Madrid CF season|1996–97]]
|La Liga
|33||1||6||0||0||0||0||0||39||1
|-
|[[1997–98 Real Madrid CF season|1997–98]]
|La Liga
|33||0||2||0||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||46||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Real Madrid CF season|1998–99]]
|La Liga
|23||0||2||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||2{{efn|One appearance each in [[UEFA Super Cup]] and [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||0||34||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 Real Madrid CF season|1999–2000]]
|La Liga
|30||0||5||0||15{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Championship]]}}||0||53||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!165!!4!!17!!0!!37!!1!!6!!0!!225!!5
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[A.C. Milan]]
|[[2000–01 A.C. Milan season|2000–01]]
|[[Serie A]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2001–02 A.C. Milan season|2001–02]]
|Serie A
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2002–03 A.C. Milan season|2002–03]]
|Serie A
|8||0||6||0||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||19||0
|-
|[[2003–04 A.C. Milan season|2003–04]]
|Serie A
|8||0||5||0||1{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||14||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16!!0!!11!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!33!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!349!!13!!28!!0!!47!!1!!6!!0!!430!!14
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|1992||4||0
|-
|1993||13||1
|-
|1994||9||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||0||0
|-
|1997||0||0
|-
|1998||0||0
|-
|1999||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!29!!1
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Real Madrid'''<ref name=IDF>{{cite web|url=https://www.imortaisdofutebol.com/2013/05/26/craque-imortal-redondo/|title=Craque imortal Redondo|trans-title=Immortal star – Redondo|publisher=Imortais do Futebol|language=pt|date=26 May 2013|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[La Liga]]: [[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]], [[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1997 Supercopa de España|1997]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1998 Intercontinental Cup|1998]]

'''Milan'''<ref name=IDF/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]]
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[2002–03 Coppa Italia|2002–03]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]]

'''Argentina U17'''<ref name=IDF/>
*[[South American U-17 Championship]]: [[1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship|1985]]

'''Argentina'''<ref name=IDF/>
*[[Copa América]]: [[1993 Copa América|1993]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]

'''Individual'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: Golden Ball [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html|title=FIFA Awards|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|first=José Luis|last=Pierrend|access-date=24 July 2010}}</ref>
*[[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|title=FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=Marcelo|last=Leme de Arruda|access-date=25 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033752/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>
*Tenerife Player of The Year: [[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]], [[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]<ref name=IDF/>
*Real Madrid Player of The Year: [[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]], [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]]<ref name=IDF/>
*[[European Sports Media|ESM Team of the Year]]: [[European Sports Media#1997–98|1997–98]]<ref name=IDF/>
*[[Trofeo EFE]]: Player of The Decade 1990–99<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/libreta-apuntes_0_BJBby-txRFg.html|title=Libreta de apuntes|trans-title=Notebook|newspaper=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|language=es|date=20 January 2001|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]]<ref name=POTY/>
* [[Argentine Football Association|AFA Team of All Time]] (published 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=La Selección de Todos los Tiempos |trans-title=The Team of All Time |publisher=Argentine Football Association |language=es |date=4 January 2016 |url=http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814210638/http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1239|title=IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM|date=26 August 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|780}}
*{{NFT player|15198}}
*{{FIFA player|76113}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060705202255/http://www.superfutbol.com.ar/jugadores/ArgentinaRedondo.htm SuperFutbol biography] {{in lang|es}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025222/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=308 Futbol Factory biography] {{in lang|es}}
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