Ever Hernández

Ever Hernández
Personal information
Full nameEver Francisco Hernández
Date of birthDecember 11, 1958
Place of birthSantiago de María, El Salvador
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionstriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1983Santiagueño
1983–1986FAS
1986Alianza
National team
1976–1985El Salvador28(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ever Francisco Hernández (born December 11, 1958 in Santiago de María) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Club career

Hernández began his career playing for hometown club C.D Santiagueño with whom he won a domestic league title in 1980 but he left them after relegation for C.D. FAS, winning another championship in 1984. He also clinched the top goalscorer award in 1984 with 17 goals. He retired early at only 28 years, after a final league season with Alianza.

International career

He became a hero after scoring a historical goal against Mexico to qualify El Salvador to the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Hernández scored 13 goals for the El Salvador national football team from 1976 to 1985.[2] He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3]

Retirement

After his career, Hernández moved to the United States in 1991 to become a car salesman in Los Angeles. He is married and has three children.

Honours

1980, 1984

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