Marcelino Bernal Explained

Marcelino Bernal
Fullname:Marcelino Bernal Pérez
Height:1.80 m
Birth Date:1962 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1979–1983
Youthclubs1:Cruz Azul
Years1:1983–1987
Years2:1987–1991
Years3:1991–1997
Years4:1997–1998
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2001
Clubs1:Cruz Azul
Clubs2:Puebla
Clubs3:Toluca
Clubs4:Monterrey
Clubs5:Pachuca
Clubs6:UNAM
Caps1:79
Goals1:6
Caps2:148
Goals2:24
Caps3:150
Goals3:33
Caps4:42
Goals4:12
Caps5:52
Goals5:7
Caps6:25
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:496
Totalgoals:84
Nationalyears1:1988–1998
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:65
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:2006
Managerclubs1:Santos Laguna (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010
Managerclubs2:Guerreros de Hermosillo
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Tampico Madero
Manageryears4:2011–2013
Managerclubs4:Coras reserves
Manageryears5:2014
Managerclubs5:Coras reserves
Manageryears6:2015–2016
Managerclubs6:Indios UACJ

Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

A talented all-around midfielder who was able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his club career with Puebla and Toluca. He won two championships: Puebla in 1990 and Pachuca in 1999. He ended his top-flight career with UNAM in 2001.

International career

Bernal got 65 caps and 5 goals for the Mexico national team between 1988 and 1998,[1] and he participated at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Bernal's career developed at a relatively late stage, and he earned 58 of his 65 caps at the age of 30 or older. At the 1994 World Cup he scored a goal in the game against Italy, but he was best known for the Mexico-Bulgaria second-round game in which he cleared a shot from Krasimir Balakov, but in doing so, he fell on the net and snapped the post, causing the goal to cave in. An eight-minute delay was needed to install a new net and play resumed. Mexico would eventually lose in a penalty shootout, in which Bulgaria goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov saved Bernal's attempt.

Managerial career

Bernal managed the Guerreros de Hermosillo in 2010.[2] [3]

Honours

Puebla

1989–90

1987–88, 1989–90

1990

Pachuca

1999

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 March 1992 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2 6 December 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico 4–0 11–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 7–0
4 8–0
5 28 June 1994 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mex-recintlp.html Mexico record international footballers
  2. News: Marcelino Bernal dirigirá a Guerreros FC. MedioTiempo. 8 January 2010. 4 June 2023. es.
  3. News: Guerreros de Hermosillo a diez años de su desaparición; una discreta historia en la Liga de Ascenso. Grada Norte. José Francisco. Arredondo. 8 January 2010. 4 June 2023. es.