Giovanni Hernández
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Full name | Giovanni Hernández Soto | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1993 | Boca Juniors de Cali | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Once Caldas | 28 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | América de Cali | 68 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Independiente Medellín | 111 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Deportivo Cali | 146 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2006 |
Colón de Santa Fe | 124 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Colo-Colo | 39 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Junior | 203 | (52) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Independiente Medellín | 46 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2014 |
Uniautónoma | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 781 | (154) | |||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
1995–2009 | Colombia | 46 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2015 |
Uniautónoma | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Real Cartagena | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Junior | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Atlético | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010 |
Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈβanj eɾˈnandes ˈsoto]; born 17 June 1976), is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Atlético F.C. in the Colombian Categoría Primera B, and formerly managed Uniautónoma, Real Cartagena and Junior.
Before his career as a coach, he played as a midfielder and was famous for his technical skills and ability to create chances as a playmaker, as well as his penchant for setting-up goals from free kicks.[citation needed]
Club career
Early career
Giovanni Hernández made his professional debut at the age of 17 with Once Caldas in 1993.[1] In 1995, he played for América de Cali and he scored 5 goals during this season. He continued playing for the club during the 1996 Copa Libertadores where he scored 2 goals. He played for Independiente Medellín during 1998. At the end of that year, he was signed by Deportivo Cali.
Deportivo Cali
He played for Deportivo Cali in the 1999 Copa Libertadores as a substitute, but after a few goals he became a starter for the 2001 season, where he scored 13 goals.
Colón
In the second half of 2003, Hernández was sold to Argentine club
Colo-Colo
On 15 January 2007, Hernandez joined Chilean club
At the end of the year, Colo-Colo's president wanted him to stay at the club, but Hernandez told the press, "I asked for a Coca-Cola, but I got water with gas" meaning that he had certain terms that he asked for, but the club could not meet them.[6]
Junior
After receiving offers from
In the 2009 Apertura, he scored 5 goals to help Junior reach the finals, where they lost to
In the 2011 Clausura, Junior qualified for the playoffs, and faced Millonarios in the semi-finals. Junior lost the first leg 3-0,[14] but in the second leg Junior came back and won 3-0, with Hernandez scoring the goal to tie the series.[15] He later scored his penalty in the shootout, which Junior won to qualify to the final.[16] In the finals, Junior won the first leg 3-2. In the second leg on 21 December, Once Caldas won 2-1 and tied the series, sending the game into penalties. He assisted Carlos Bacca's goal and scored his penalty in the shootout to win his second title with Junior.[17][18]
In December 2012, Hernandez told Junior's president that he wished to stay at the club and renovate his contract for two more years. However, the club only gave him the option to renovate his contract for one year, and he left the club that month.[19]
Independiente Medellin
On 20 December 2012, he returned to Independiente Medellín, the club he played for from 1996 to 1999.[20]
In September 2013, he had an argument with manager
Uniautonoma
In June 2014, Hernandez joined Uniautónoma for the 2014 Finalizacion tournament.[22]
International career
Hernández was called up to the
After a three-year absence from the Colombia national team, Giovanni was recalled for the match against Mexico on 22 August 2007.[23]
Personal life
In September 2010, it was reported that Hernandez failed to pay approximately 865,000 pesos ($215,000 dollars) to the Argentine government while he was playing for Colon in 2005.[24]
Career statistics
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 July 2001 | Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Copa America 2001
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2 | 20 June 2003 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | Confederations Cup
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3 | 22 June 2003 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 | Confederations Cup
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4 | 28 June 2003 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Confederations Cup
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5 | 30 April 2008 | Estadio Alfonso López , Bucaramanga, Colombia |
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3–2 | 5–2 | Exhibition game |
Honours
América de Cali
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1996
Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile: 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura
Junior
- 2010 Apertura, 2011 Finalización
Colombia
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
References
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández el "Príncipe" rojiblanco". golgolgol.net. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández es el nuevo ídolo de la afición 'tiburona'". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Colón de Santa Fe - Vélez Sarsfield 3:1 (Copa Sudamericana 2003, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández es nuevo jugador de Colo Colo". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 15 January 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "El colombiano Giovanni Hernández es nuevo refuerzo del Colo-Colo". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). 15 January 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ a b "Giovanni Hernández admite principio de acuerdo con Necaxa de México". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández vuelve a ser prioridad para toreros". El Universo (in Spanish). 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández está muy cerca del Necaxa". www.colombia.com. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández nuevo jugador de Atlético Junior". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández » Primera A 2009 Clausura". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Junior superó 3-1 a Equidad, se coronó campeón y obtuvo su sexta estrella". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Universitario de Perú está a la espera de Giovanni Hernández". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernandez se queda en el Atletico Junior". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Lo goleó 3-0 en El Campín: ¡Junior, Millonarios tu papá!". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Atlético Junior - Millonarios 5:4 (Primera A 2011 Clausura Play-offs, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Junior venció a Millonarios y se clasificó a la final del fútbol profesional". Semana.com (in Spanish). 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Junior tu papa". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Junior venció a Once Caldas y se consagró campeón". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ ""Quiero seguir dos años y Junior solo me ofrece uno": Giovanni Hernández". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández es el nuevo refuerzo del Independiente Medellín". RPP (in Spanish). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "¿Cuál será la suerte de Giovanni Hernández?". Semana.com (in Spanish). 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández, nuevo futbolista de Uniautónoma". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Castrillon's goal lifts Colombia over Mexico 1-0 in exhibition". The Denver Post. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Giovanni Hernández, objeto de petición de Fisco argentino para que lo capturen". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
External links
- Giovanni Hernández at Football Lineups
- Giovanni Hernández at Soccerway
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at archive.today (archived 24 January 2013) (in Spanish)