José María Bermúdez

José María Bermúdez Espinoza (born 15 August 1975) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

José María Bermúdez
Personal information
Full name José María Bermúdez Espinoza
Date of birth (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975
Place of birth , Nicaragua
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Diriangén
1998–1999 Walter Ferretti
1999–2000 Real Maya
2000–2001 Diriangén
2001–2002 Walter Ferretti
2002–2005 Diriangén
2005–2006 Walter Ferretti
National team
1995–2001 Nicaragua 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.

Club career

Nicknamed Chema,[1] he played for local top sides Diriangén and Walter Ferretti and had a spell at Honduran side Real Maya whom he joined in 1999.[2] Bermúdez once scored 9 goals in one league match, in February 1997 for Diriangén against Los Pinares, a record that still stands today.[3]

International career

Bermúdez made his debut for Nicaragua in an October 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Panama and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1995,[5]1997[6] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups.[7]

His final international game was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 April 1997Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–31–61997 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.25 May 2001Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras2-102–102001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Retirement

After retiring, Bermúdez became secretary-general at the Nicaraguan Football Association.[8]

References
  1. ¿Venderán a Chema? Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. De Mayorga a Palacios Nicas firmados en el fútbol centroamericano Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  3. Orgías goleadoras - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  4. José María Bermúdez – FIFA competition record
  5. UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  7. UNCAF Tournament 2001 - RSSSF
  8. Bermúdez da más apertura - La Prensa (in Spanish)

José María Bermúdez at National-Football-Teams.com



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