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Francisco Hernández (footballer, born 1949)

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Francisco Hernández
Personal information
Full name Francisco Hernández Ramírez
Date of birth (1949-07-11)11 July 1949
Place of birth Costa Rica
Date of death 7 January 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 69)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1963–1967 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1983 Saprissa
International career
1967–1980 Costa Rica 31 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Hernández Ramírez (11 July 1949 – 7 January 2019) was a professional football player from Costa Rica.

Club career

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Hernández played during the 70s and 80s with Costa Rica's national team and for Saprissa, winning a total of eight titles with them, including the six consecutive championships won by Saprissa from 1972 to 1977,[1] a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the Americas. His brother, Fernando Hernández, El Príncipe, played for Saprissa too. He retired on 27 November 1983.

International career

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Hernández played 31 matches for Costa Rica and scored 5 goals.[2] He represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and also played for Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[4]

Honours

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Deportivo Saprissa

References

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  1. ^ La "S" seis veces campeón seguido - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Rois Mata, Michael (22 February 2010). "'Príncipe' y 'Chico' Hernández R." (in Spanish). Nacion.com.
  3. ^ Francisco HernándezFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Francisco Hernández Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

Further reading

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