Giovanni Hernández

Giovanni Hernández
	Hernández playing for Junior in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Hernández Soto
Date of birth	17 June 1976
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Playmaker
Youth career
1986–1993	Boca Juniors de Cali
Senior career*
National team‡
Teams managed
2015	Uniautónoma
2016	Real Cartagena
2016	Junior
2018–	Atlético
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010

Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [xjoˈβannj heɾˈnandeθ soˈto]; born 17 June 1976), is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Atlético F.C. in the Colombian Categoría Primera B, and formerly managed Uniautónoma, Real Cartagena and Junior.

Before his career as a coach, he was famous for his technical ability to create plays, and ability to create goals out of free kicks.

History

Early career

Giovanni Hernández made his professional debut at the age of 17 with Once Caldas. In 1995, he played for América de Cali and he scored 5 goals during this season. He continued playing for the club during the 1996 Copa Libertadores where he scored 2 goals. He played for Independiente Medellín during 1998. At the end of that year, he was signed by Deportivo Cali.

Deportivo Cali

He played for Deportivo Cali in the 1999 Copa Libertadores as a substitute, but after a few goals he became a starter for the 2001 season, where he scored 13 goals.

Colón

In the second half of 2003, Hernández was sold to Argentine club Colón de Santa Fe. There he scored a goal and made an assist in his debut game. He quickly became one of the favorites in the Argentine league reaching a total of 12 goals that season. He played in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lacklustre performance, not scoring a single goal.

Colo-Colo

Before the beginning of the 2007 Apertura in Chile, Giovanni joined Chilean club Colo-Colo. He was a vital part of the team that would eventually won the championship. Giovanni was the second leading scoring of the team with 7 goals. After a three-year absence from the Colombian national team, Giovanni was recalled for the match against Mexico on August 22.

Junior

Giovanni went back to Colombia to play for Junior de Barranquilla, becoming the most expensive transfer made by the team at that time. Hernandez helped the team to reach the playoffs and to keep the team in the first division. He was of vital importance in obtaining the title in 2010.

International career

Hernández was called up to the Colombian national team for the 2001 Copa América, which they won. Colombia did not qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup but did qualify for the 2003 Confederations Cup where he was called up again. Giovanni scored 3 goals in 5 games and he was considered one of the best players of the tournament.

International goals

**Giovanni Hernández: International goals**
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 July 2001	Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia	Peru	2–0	3–0	Copa America 2001
2	20 June 2003	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	New Zealand	3–1	3–1	Confederations Cup
3	22 June 2003	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France	Japan	0–1	0–1	Confederations Cup
4	28 June 2003	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France	Turkey	1–1	1–2	Confederations Cup
5	30 April 2008	Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga, Colombia	Venezuela	3–2	5–2	Exhibition game

Honours

Club

América de Cali

Copa Libertadores (1): Runner–up 1996

Colo-Colo

Primera División de Chile (2): 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura

Junior

Colombian Primera A (2): 2010 Apertura, 2011 Finalización

International

Copa América (1): 2001

External links

Giovanni Hernández at Football Lineups
Giovanni Hernández at Soccerway
Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)

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