Livio Bendaña (footballer, born 1969)

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

Livio Bendaña

Personal information
Full name	Livio José Bendaña Morales
Date of birth	(1969-10-22) October 22, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Nicaragua
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–????	Diriangén
	Hermanos Molina
	Juventus Managua
1991	Real Estelí
????–1999	Walter Ferretti
International career
1991–1997	Nicaragua	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Livio José Bendaña Morales (born 22 October 1969) is a Nicaraguan retired footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed el Pollo (the Chicken), he made his professional debut for Diriangén on 8 March 1986 against Juventus Managua and scored his first goal against Real Estelí on 4 May that year. He also played for Hermanos Molina, Juventus, Real Estelí and Walter Ferretti. He scored 130 league goals in the 1990s to complete a career total of 148, scoring 4 goals in one match three times and making 6 hat-tricks.[1]

International career

The moustached Bendaña made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 1993[3] and 1997 UNCAF Nations Cups.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 April 1991	Managua, Nicaragua	El Salvador		2–3	1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification

Personal life

Bendaña is son of legendary Nicaraguan footballer of the 1950s, Livio Bendaña Espinoza. His own son, Livio Gabriel Bendaña Quintanilla, was at 12 years invited to train with Spanish giants Real Madrid.[5]

References

1. A puro gol Archived 2013-12-15 at archive.today - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
2. Livio Bendaña – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
4. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
5. Nica a prueba con el Madrid - La Prensa (in Spanish)