Bernardo Hernández Villaseñor

Bernardo Hernández ( born August 20, 1942 in Mexico City), also known by the nickname Manolete, is a former Mexican football player at the position of the striker.

Life

Association

Born in the district of Tepito " Manolete " Hernández went through the junior sections of his home club Atlante already from the age of seven. In 1961 he made ​​his professional debut for the Potros in a city derby against Club América.

With a total of 71 goals, which he scored for Atlante 1961-1973 in the Mexican Primera División, is " Manolete " the fifth- highest scorer in the history of Atlante in 1943/44, imported Mexican professional league. His best season was 1967/68 when he was top scorer of the Mexican League with 19 goals.

National

Between January 5, 1967, when he came to his first international match against Switzerland (3-0 ) and the August 27, 1968, his last international match against Chile ( 3-1 ), Hernández completed a total of 12 games for the Mexican national football team, in which he scored two goals ( 3-0 against Colombia on January 30, 1968 and a 1-1 draw with the Soviet Union on March 7, 1968) achieved. Of these twelve games, only one ( 0:2 against Brazil on July 7, 1968) was lost.

At the Olympic football tournament, which was held in October 1968 in Mexico, he was part of the squad in Mexico, but did not play.

Achievements

• Scorer in the Mexican Primera División: 1967/68