Osmín Hernández

Osmín Hernández Hernández (born 27 June 1970) is a Cuban retired footballer.

Osmín Hernández
Personal information
Full name Osmín Hernández Hernández
Date of birth (1970-06-27) June 27, 1970
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)
National team‡
1995–2004 Cuba 46 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ 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.

Club career

Hernández played his entire career for local side Pinar del Río, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] 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.[2] He also had a trial with Olympique Marseille along with compatriot Lázaro Darcourt in 1998,[3] 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.[4][5] Back in Cuba, he was the league's top goalscorer in 1996 and 1997.[6]

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.[7] 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.[7]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Netherlands Antilles3-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
223 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Netherlands Antilles3-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
325 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic3-03-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
427 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Puerto Rico9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
527 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Puerto Rico9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
627 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Puerto Rico9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
721 July 1995Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Jamaica2-11995 Caribbean Cup
827 July 1995Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1-02-31995 Caribbean Cup
928 August 1996Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1-22-2Friendly match
102 April 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Suriname1-01-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1124 June 2001Belize City, Belize Belize1-02-3Friendly match

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


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