Who Is Nacho Fernandez’s Wife? Meet Maria Cortes, Mother of Real Madrid Star’s 4 Children

Nacho Fernandez is another Madridista, who has been a key member of the team, as he is the captain. The 34-year-old graduated from the Real Madrid B team to the first team, and has not left ever since. Fernandez has truly been a one-man club for his entire career, and that has come with a lot of success. Nacho Fernandez also enjoyed some laurels on an international level, but that’s another story.

As a Centre Back, he forms part of a rock solid defense, alongside Antonio Rudiger. Now, he will be eagerly anticipating the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. The German squad is the only obstacle standing in Real’s path to a 15th career Champions League trophy. One constant, who has been by his side, is his wife, Maria Cortes.

Get to know Maria Cortes, wife of Nacho Fernandez

As it turns out, their love story is a fairly sweet one, as they were childhood sweethearts. They met in 2004 and began dating each other, until 2014 when the Real Madrid captain finally took the plunge. Outside of her Galactico husband, Cortes is well-known as an academy manager and brand ambassador. The two have worked closely together because she helps manage a football academy that Fernandez founded, alongside his brother.

The couple are also proud parents of four children, two boys and two girls. Starting with the oldest, there is Alejandra, Nacho Jr, Guillermo and Lola. When Lola was born, he skipped out of the team’s Club World Cup game in Morocco and flew to Madrid to be with his family.

Can the Real Madrid captain lead his team to glory yet again?

To be honest, this is Real Madrid’s game to lose, given their track record. It is worth mentioning though, that this game will be the last one for Toni Kroos, so Nacho and his teammates will want to give him a proper send-off. On the other hand, this final is also a special game for Dortmund, because it is the final game for Marco Reus. With both players effectively retiring, the stakes have never been higher.

Both teams have won the Champions League, but Real Madrid are undoubtedly the favorites. Hunting for title number 15, the team will be on a mission, with Nacho Fernandez marshaling the troops. His job will be to prevent the Dortmund strikers from troubling goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has just returned from injury.