Osmín Hernández

Osmín Hernández
Personal information
Full name Osmín Hernández Hernández
Date of birth (1972-07-15) 15 July 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Pinar del Río, Cuba
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2006 Pinar del Río
1998–1999 → Bonner SC (loan) 2 (0)
2005 → Fløy (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
1995–2004 Cuba 46 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Osmín Hernández Hernández (born 15 July 1972)[1] is a Cuban retired footballer.

Club career

Hernández played his entire career for local side Pinar del Río, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[2] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.[3] He also had a trial with Olympique Marseille along with compatriot Lázaro Darcourt in 1998,[4] only for a Cuban official to prevent them to sign professional terms. Then, he had a season in the Norwegian third tier with Fløy alongside another Cuban, Serguei Prado.[5][6] Back in Cuba, he was the league's top goalscorer in 1996 and 1997.[7]

International career

One of the leading players of the Cuban team during the 1990s, he made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 12 goals.[1] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal)[8] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

His final international was a June 2004 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[1]
Number Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Netherlands Antilles 3-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
2 23 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Netherlands Antilles 3-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
3 25 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 3-0 3-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
4 27 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico 9-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
5 27 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico 9-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
6 27 May 1995 Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico 9-0 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification
7 21 July 1995 Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Jamaica 2-1 1995 Caribbean Cup
8 27 July 1995 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-0 2-3 1995 Caribbean Cup
9 28 August 1996 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras 1-2 2-2 Friendly match
10 2 April 2000 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Suriname 1-0 1-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 24 June 2001 Belize City, Belize  Belize 1-0 2-3 Friendly match

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Quince futbolistas cubanos, prestados al Bonner, de la 4ª división alemana - El Pais (in Spanish)
  3. ^ German fourth-division club hires Cuban national team - Cubanet
  4. ^ Cubans Discover the Round Leather Ball - FIFA
  5. ^ Mundial de Fútbol: En busca del sueño eterno - On Cuba Magazine (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Stephansen klar for Fløy - Aftenposten (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ Cuba - List of Topscorers - RSSSF
  8. ^ Osmín Hernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF


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