Livio José Bendaña

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

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
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
National team
1991–1997 Nicaragua 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 April 1991Managua, Nicaragua El Salvador2–31991 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 José Bendaña – FIFA competition record
  3. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  4. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  5. Nica a prueba con el Madrid - La Prensa (in Spanish)
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