| Manuel Bobadilla | |
| Fullname: | Manuel Bobadilla González |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Position: | Attacking Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1990–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Ciudad La Habana |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs2: | → Bonner SC (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs3: | Ciudad La Habana |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–2001 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cuba |
| Nationalcaps1: | 57 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Ntupdate: | 1 January 2018 |
Manuel Bobadilla González (born 27 June 1970) is a Cuban retired footballer.
Regarded as the best Cuban player at the end of the 1990s,[1] Bobadilla played his entire career for local side Ciudad La Habana, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[2] 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.[3] After retiring from football in 2001 due to coach Miguel Company ruling him out for the national team, he returned to play for Ciudad la Habana in the 2005 season.[4]
He made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 11 goals.[5] He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal) and played at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was an August 2001 Gold Cup qualification play-off match against Panama.
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[5]
| Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 2 | 27 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 3 | 30 July 1995 | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | ||
| 4 | 22 September 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 5 | 5 May 1999 | National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda | 4-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 6 | 5 May 1999 | National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda | 4-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 7 | 10 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | ||
| 8 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup | ||
| 9 | 10 June 2001 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | 1-3 | 1-4 | Friendly match |