Salvador Bernárdez

Salvador Bernárdez
Personal information
Full name	Salvador Blanco Bernárdez
Date of birth	6 January 1954
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Date of death	18 July 2011 (aged 57)
Place of death	San Francisco, California, USA
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1981	Motagua
International career
	Honduras
Medal record
Representing Motagua
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2011

Salvador Bernárdez (6 January 1954 – 18 July 2011) was a Honduran international football midfielder.

Club career

Nicknamed Pichini and Pólvora, Bernárdez played his entire career for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran league.^[2] He was the Honduran league's top goalscorer in the 1978/79 season^[3] and still is the 9th best scorer for Motagua of all time with 36 goals.

International career

Bernárdez has represented Honduras in 9 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification matches,^[4] helping them to qualify for their first World Cup Finals tournament. He did however not make the final squad for Spain 1982 due to injury. He went on to earn 14 caps, scoring 5 goals.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 July 1980	Estadio de la Revolución, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	2–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	1 October 1980	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	2–0	3–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	14 December 1980	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Panama	1–0	5–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	14 December 1980	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Panama	2–0	5–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	14 December 1980	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Panama	4–0	5–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification