Fernando Recio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Recio and the second or maternal family name is Comí.

Fernando Recio Comí (Chinese: 列斯奧; born 17 December 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Fernando Recio
列斯奧

Recio in action for Kitchee in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Recio Comí[1]
Date of birth	(1982-12-17) 17 December 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kitchee (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Rapitenca
2006–2009	Amposta
2009–2010	Tortosa	31	(1)
2010–2019	Kitchee	98	(4)
2016–2017	→ Rangers (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2024	Lee Man	36	(2)
International career
2017	Hong Kong	4	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Kitchee (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Spain, he spent most of his professional career with Kitchee in Hong Kong after signing in 2010, eventually going on to represent the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Kitchee

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Recio only played amateur football in his country, representing Rapitenca, Amposta and Tortosa.^[2] In June 2010 he was signed by Kitchee in Hong Kong, reuniting with his former teammate – at the first two teams – Ubay Luzardo (also a stopper); the club's manager, compatriot Josep Gombau, had tried to acquire the player in the previous transfer window, but failed.^[3]

On 17 October 2013, general manager Ken Ng announced that Recio had renewed his contract until 2016. On 29 May of the following year, he won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year Award for the 2013–14 season, receiving a HK$35,000 prize.^[4]

Following victory in the 2018–19 Hong Kong FA Cup, Recio left Kitchee.^[5]

Lee Man

On 19 July 2019, Recio signed for fellow Hong Kong Premier League side Lee Man.^[6] In May 2024, the 41-year-old retired.^[7]

International career

Recio received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017 at the age of 34, alongside fellow Spaniards Dani Cancela and Jordi Tarrés.^[8] He made his debut for the national team on 5 October that year, in a 4–0 friendly win over Laos.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 February 2020^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tortosa	2009–10	Tercera División	31	1	0	0	0	0	31	1
Kitchee	2010–11	Hong Kong First Division League	12	0	2	0	0	0	17	0
	2011–12		15	0	5	1	7	0	27	1
	2012–13		14	0	6	0	8	0	28	0
	2013–14		18	2	4	0	6	1	28	3
	2014–15	Hong Kong Premier League	11	1	8	0	8	0	27	1
	2015–16		9	0	9	0	8	0	26	0
Rangers (loan)	2016–17		14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Kitchee	2017–18		12	1	2	0	2	0	16	1
	2018–19		7	0	2	0	2	0	11	0
Lee Man	2019–20		5	1	2	0	0	0	7	1
Career total			148	6	42	1	41	1	231	8

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong[11]	2017	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Kitchee

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Hong Kong First Division: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17, 2018–19
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18
• Hong Kong League Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16

Lee Man

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2023–24

Individual

• Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2014^[4]