José María Bermúdez

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José María Bermúdez
Personal information
Full name José María Bermúdez Espinoza
Date of birth (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth , Nicaragua
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Diriangén
1998–1999 Walter Ferretti
1999–2000 Real Maya
2000–2001 Diriangén
2001–2002 Walter Ferretti
2002–2005 Diriangén
2005–2006 Walter Ferretti
International career
1995–2001 Nicaragua 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Bermúdez Espinoza (born 15 August 1975) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

Club career[edit]

Nicknamed Chema,[1] he played for local top sides Diriangén and Walter Ferretti and had a spell at Honduran side Real Maya whom he joined in 1999.[2] Bermúdez once scored 9 goals in one league match, in February 1997 for Diriangén against Los Pinares, a record that still stands today.[3]

International career[edit]

Bermúdez made his debut for Nicaragua in an October 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Panama and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1995,[5]1997[6] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups.[7]

His final international game was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 April 1997 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Guatemala 1–3 1–6 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. 25 May 2001 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Honduras 2-10 2–10 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Retirement[edit]

After retiring, Bermúdez became secretary-general at the Nicaraguan Football Association.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ¿Venderán a Chema? Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. ^ De Mayorga a Palacios Nicas firmados en el fútbol centroamericano Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Orgías goleadoras - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  4. ^ José María BermúdezFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  7. ^ UNCAF Tournament 2001 - RSSSF
  8. ^ Bermúdez da más apertura - La Prensa (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

José María Bermúdez at National-Football-Teams.com