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Which team did the player Fernando Redondo belong to from 2000 to 2004?
Fernando Redondo Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri ( ; born 6 June 1969 ) is an Argentine retired footballer . A defensive midfielder with the ability to contribute offensively and creatively , he played one full decade in La Liga , mainly for Real Madrid , then finished his career ( curtailed by several injury problems ) in Italy , with Milan . With the former club , he won two La Liga championships and as many Champions League trophies , adding the 2003 Champions League with the latter . Redondo was a member of the Argentine national team in the 1990s , representing the nation in the 1994 World Cup , and also winning the 1992 King Fahd Cup and the 1993 Copa América . Club career . Early years / Tenerife . Born in Adrogué , Buenos Aires Province , Redondo played his first game in the 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 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 and , when the coach was appointed at Real Madrid in the summer of 1994 , the player also made the move for a fee of US$5 million . Real Madrid . The key years of Redondos career were spent at Real Madrid , where he won two league championships and the UEFA Champions League in 1998 and 2000 . During the second victorious campaign in the latter competition , his performances won him the competitions 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 at Old Trafford , he was the author of a spectacular play in which he dribbled past Henning Berg by backheeling the ball around him , recovering it and assisting Raúl for his sides 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?” . For his performances , he was subsequently voted the Champions League and UEFA Club Footballer of the Year footballer of the year . During his time in Madrid , Redondo earned the nickname El Principe ( The Prince ) . In April 2013 he was named by daily newspaper Marca as a member of the Best foreign eleven in Real Madrids history , and four years later was selected by its readers to the clubs all-time XI ; during one full decade , he amassed Spanish top division totals of 268 games and 12 goals . Milan . In 2000 , Redondo transferred to Serie A club A.C . Milan in a controversial £11m move : he stated that he was not involved in transfer discussions and expressed his desire to stay at Madrid . In response , a section of Real Madrid supporters gathered outside the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium protesting the transfer . 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 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 . Redondo did manage to contribute ( albeit in a peripheral role ) to Milans successes in the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons , making a combined 16 league appearances and adding five in the 2002–03 Champions League and six in the same edition of the Coppa Italia , including the two-legged final . In late 2004 , at the age of 35 , he retired from professional football following another knee injury . International career . Redondo earned 29 caps for 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 friendly win over 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 Bilardos defensive strategy . Redondo later explained : I was picked for Argentinas World Cup squad in 1990 but I knew I wasnt going to be in the starting line-up , I would just be another squad member , so I preferred to stay home . In the 1994 World Cup , Redondo started in all of Argentinas matches , but was unable to prevent the country from falling 2–3 to Romania in the 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 . The former refused the latters 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 . Passarella excluded Redondo from his 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 . 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 didnt see what that had to do with playing football so I said no again . In 1999 , when Argentina was managed by Marcelo Bielsa , Redondo was recalled to the national side for two exhibition matches with 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 . Style of play . An elegant deep-lying playmaker who played in front of the defence , Redondos main attributes were his creative passing , vision , technique and close control with his left foot , his ability to control the tempo of his teams play in midfield making him a key member of the Real Madrid side of the 90s . 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 . Although he was regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation , Redondos career was also largely marked by injuries , in particular during the final years of his career . 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 . He married the cousin of fellow footballer Santiago Solari , and his sons Federico and Fernando Jr . were also involved in the sport . An avid reader , Redondo counted Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel García Márquez as his two favourite authors . Honours . Club . Real Madrid - La Liga : 1994–95 , 1996–97 - UEFA Champions League : 1997–98 , 1999–2000 - Intercontinental Cup : 1998 Milan - Serie A : 2003–04 - Coppa Italia : 2002–03 - UEFA Champions League : 2002–03 International . Argentina - Copa América : 1993 - FIFA Confederations Cup : 1992 - South American Under-17 Football Championship : 1985 Individual . - FIFA Confederations Cup : Golden Ball 1992 - FIFA XI : 1996 - Tenerife Player of The Year : 1992–93 , 1993–94 - Real Madrid Player of The Year : 1996–97 , 1999–2000 - ESM Team of the Year : 1997–98 - Trofeo EFE : Player of The Decade 1990–99 - UEFA Club Footballer of the Year : 1999–2000 - Argentine Football Association : All-Time XI External links . - SuperFutbol biography - Futbol Factory biography