Osmín Hernández Explained

Osmín Hernández
Fullname:Osmín Hernández Hernández
Birth Date:15 July 1972
Birth Place:Pinar del Río, Cuba
Position:Attacking Midfielder
Striker
Years1:1990–2006
Clubs1:Pinar del Río
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Bonner SC (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2005
Clubs3:Fløy (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1995–2004
Nationalteam1:Cuba
Nationalcaps1:46
Nationalgoals1:12
Ntupdate:1 January 2018

Osmín Hernández Hernández (born 15 July 1972) is a Cuban retired footballer.

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) and was a non-playing squad member at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

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 Republic3-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
223 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic3-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
325 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic3-03-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
427 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
527 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
627 May 1995Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic9-01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
721 July 1995Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica2-11995 Caribbean Cup
827 July 1995Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands1-02-31995 Caribbean Cup
928 August 1996Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1-22-2Friendly match
102 April 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-01-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1124 June 2001Belize City, Belize1-02-3Friendly match

Notes and References

  1. https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/07/deportes/915663610_850215.html Quince futbolistas cubanos, prestados al Bonner, de la 4ª división alemana
  2. http://www.cubanet.org/htdocs/CNews/y99/jan99/06e3.htm German fourth-division club hires Cuban national team
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417191833/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=1998/m=4/news=cubans-discover-the-round-leather-ball-71537.html Cubans Discover the Round Leather Ball
  4. https://oncubamagazine.com/deportes/mundial-de-futbol-en-busca-del-sueno-eterno/ Mundial de Fútbol: En busca del sueño eterno
  5. https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Stephansen-klar-for-Floy-33446b.html Stephansen klar for Fløy
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cubatops.html Cuba - List of Topscorers
  7. Web site: Appearances for Cuba National Team. RSSSF.
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details