Carlos Hernández Valverde

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Carlos Hernández
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Hernández Valverde
Date of birth	April 9, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	La Pastora, Costa Rica
Height	170cm
Position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	LD Alajuelense
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2002-	LD Alajuelense
National team**
2004-	Costa Rica	19 (6)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006.

Carlos Hernández Valverde (born April 9, 1982) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays as midfielder for LD Alajuelense.

He has been an important player for the Costa Rican national team at numerous levels, playing in the under 20 Football World Youth Championship held in Argentina, as well as representing the country with the U-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been capped for the full national team on 16 occasions, playing for the team during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. His ability as a good striker of the ball makes him one of the most dangerous midfielders in the region, and he has already built a reputation as a great scorer from long distance, picking up sox international goals.

	Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Mesén | 2 Drummond | 3 Marín | 4 Umaña | 5 Martínez | 6 Fonseca | 7 Bolaños | 8 Solís | 9 Wanchope | 10 Centeno | 11 Gómez | 12 González | 13 Bernard | 14 Azofeifa | 15 Wallace | 16 Hernández | 17 Badilla | 18 Porras | 19 Saborío | 20 Sequeira | 21 Núñez | 22 Rodríguez | 23 Alfaro | Coach: Guimarães

LD Alajuelense - Current Squad
1 Alfaro | 2 Palma | 3 P. Salazar | 4 Montero | 5 Oviedo | 6 López | 7 Fonseca | 8 A. Rodríguez | 9 Calvo | 11 Diaz | 12 Gabas | 13 R. Rodriguez | 14 Mudarra | 15 Wallace | 16 C. Hernández | 17 Herrera | 18 Myrie | 21 Núñez | 23 Pemberton | 24 Gun | 25 M. Rodríguez | 26 Jiménez | 27 Arias | 28 Nassar | 29 Scott | 32 González | 33 Campos | -- Ramos | Coach: Hernández