Dani Hernández

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

Dani Hernández
Hernández training with Venezuela in 2012
Personal information
Full name Daniel Hernández Santos[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Rayo Majadahonda 1 (0)
2004 Guadalajara
2004–2005 Collado Villaba
2005–2007 Real Madrid C 1 (0)
2007–2008 Rayo B 28 (0)
2007–2010 Rayo Vallecano 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Jaén (loan) 38 (0)
2009–2010 → Huesca (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Valencia B (loan) 16 (0)
2010–2011 Murcia 1 (0)
2011–2015 Valladolid 29 (0)
2013–2014 → Asteras Tripolis (loan) 18 (0)
2015–2022 Tenerife 207 (0)
2022–2023 Fuenlabrada 11 (0)
Total 350 (0)
International career
2010–2016 Venezuela 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel 'Dani' Hernández Santos (born 21 October 1985) is a Venezuelan retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Born in Caracas, Hernández played Spanish lower league and amateur football until the age of 25, competing mainly in the Community of Madrid. During that time, he represented CF Rayo Majadahonda, CD Guadalajara, CU Collado Villalba, Real Madrid C, Rayo Vallecano B, Real Jaén, Valencia CF Mestalla and Real Murcia CF,[2] delivering a Player of the match performance on 26 October 2010 in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey (5–1 aggregate loss).[3][4] Additionally, he represented SD Huesca in the Segunda División in the first part of the 2009–10 campaign, but his input consisted of two domestic cup appearances.[5]

Valladolid

On 19 August 2011, Hernández signed a 1+2 contract with Real Valladolid in division two.[6] He spent the vast majority of his first year as understudy to Jaime but, due to injury to his teammate, excelled in the promotion playoffs as the team returned to La Liga after a two-year absence, conceding only once in four appearances and three starts.[7][8]

Hernández continued to be first choice in the 2012–13 season, helping the Castile and León side retain their league status after ranking in 14th position.[9] After a one-year loan in the Super League Greece with Asteras Tripolis FC,[10] he acted as backup to Javi Varas.[11]

Tenerife

On 15 January 2015, free agent Hernández joined second-tier CD Tenerife on a short-term deal.[12] In May 2018, he became the club's third goalkeeper with the most matches in Spanish competitions, at 138.[2]

Hernández subsequently played second-fiddle to Juan Soriano.[13]

Fuenlabrada

On 14 July 2022, the 36-year-old Hernández signed a two-year contract with CF Fuenlabrada, recently relegated to the Primera Federación.[14]

International career

Hernández made his debut for Venezuela on 7 September 2010, in a 1–0 friendly win with Ecuador.[15] As a backup, he was part of the squad that appeared at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.

Personal life

Hernández's older brother, Jonay, was also a footballer. A defender, he too spent most of his professional career in Spain, also appearing for the Venezuela national team.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rayo Majadahonda 2003–04[17] Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Rayo Vallecano 2007–08[17] Segunda División B 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Jaén 2008–09[17] Segunda División B 38 0 0 0 – 6[a] 0 44 0
Huesca (loan) 2009–10[17] Segunda División 0 0 2 0 – 0 0 2 0
Valencia B (loan) 2009–10[17] Segunda División B 16 0 0 0 – 0 0 16 0
Murcia 2010–11[17] Segunda División B 1 0 3 0 – 0 0 4 0
Valladolid 2011–12[17] Segunda División 2 0 2 0 – 4[b] 0 8 0
2012–13[17] La Liga 24 0 0 0 – 0 0 24 0
2014–15[17] Segunda División 3 0 3 0 – 0 0 6 0
Total 29 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 38 0
Asteras Tripolis (loan) 2013–14[18][19] Super League Greece 18 0 1 0 0 0 6[c] 0 25 0
Tenerife 2014–15[17] Segunda División 20 0 0 0 – 0 0 20 0
2015–16[17] Segunda División 39 0 0 0 – 0 0 39 0
2016–17[17] Segunda División 38 0 0 0 – 4[d] 0 42 0
2017–18[17] Segunda División 38 0 0 0 – 0 0 38 0
2018–19[17] Segunda División 40 0 0 0 – 0 0 40 0
2019–20[17] Segunda División 6 0 2 0 – 0 0 8 0
2020–21[17] Segunda División 25 0 1 0 – 0 0 26 0
Total 206 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 213 0
Career total 308 0 14 0 0 0 20 0 342 0
  1. ^ Appearances in 2009 Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in 2012 Segunda División play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Super League Greece play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in 2016 Segunda División play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Venezuela 2010 2 0
2011 1 0
2012 5 0
2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 1 0
2016 11 0
Total 31 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dani Hernández". Diario AS. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Padilla, Luis (20 May 2018). "Dani H se sube al podio" [Dani H steps up to the podium] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lara, Miguel Ángel (26 October 2010). "Dani Hernández: "¿Pedirle la camiseta a CR7? Prefiero la de Iker"" [Dani Hernández: "Ask CR7 for his shirt? I'd rather have Iker's"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Dani Hernández, el portero trotamundos venezolano que amargó al Madrid" [Dani Hernández, Venezuelan globetrotter goalkeeper that frustrated Madrid]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ Díaz, Rafa (6 January 2010). "Dani Hernández abandona el Huesca" [Dani Hernández leaves Huesca]. Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ^ "El Real Valladolid ficha al portero venezolano Dani Hernández" [Real Valladolid sign Venezuelan goalkeeper Dani Hernández]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Dani Hernández y Valladolid suben a Primera" [Dani Hernández and Valladolid promote to Primera] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  8. ^ González Lifona, Daniel (20 October 2012). "Dani Hernández, el primer portero venezolano de la Liga española" [Dani Hernández, first Venezuelan goalkeeper in Spanish League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Dani Hernández responde a la exigencia" [Dani Hernández steps up]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 12 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  10. ^ Rodríguez, Héctor (30 May 2014). "Dani Hernández: "Sabía que me querían para Primera o Segunda"" [Dani Hernández: "I knew I was wanted in Primera or Segunda"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ^ Bravo, Fernando (28 December 2014). "Dani no encuentra la salida" [Dani cannot find a way out]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "El CD Tenerife ficha al portero internacional venezolano Dani Hernández" [CD Tenerife sign Venezuelan international goalkeeper Dani Hernández]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Dani Hernández, el orgulloso suplente de Juan Soriano" [Dani Hernández, Juan Soriano's proud backup]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Dani Hernández, veteranía y seguridad bajo palos para el Fuenla" [Dani Hernández, experience and security behind the sticks for Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ^ Hernández, Javier J. (8 September 2010). "Dani Hernández debuta con La Vinotinto" [Dani Hernández makes debut with La Vinotinto]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Dani Hernández lo tiene claro" [Dani Hernández has no doubt]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Dani Hernández at BDFutbol
  18. ^ "D. Hernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Dani Hernández » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  20. ^ Dani Hernández at National-Football-Teams.com