Jonay Hernández

Jonay Hernández

Hernández before a game with Venezuela
Personal information
Full name	Jonay Miguel Santos Hernández
Date of birth	(1979-02-15) 15 February 1979
Place of birth	Maracay, Venezuela
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Tenerife B
1998–1999	Universidad LP	22	(0)
1999–2000	Real Madrid B	22	(0)
2000–2001	Ourense	38	(1)
2001–2002	Real Madrid B	6	(0)
2002–2005	Dundee	74	(2)
2005	Córdoba	12	(0)
2005	Ciudad Murcia	3	(0)
2006	Zamora	3	(0)
2006–2007	Racing Ferrol	12	(0)
2007–2009	Pontevedra	48	(4)
2009–2010	Melilla	23	(3)
2010–2011	Leganés	30	(0)
2011–2012	Tenerife	18	(0)
Total		311	(10)
International career
2003–2008	Venezuela	29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Jonay Miguel Hernández Santos (born 15 February 1979) is a Venezuelan retired footballer who played as a left back.

He held a Spanish passport due to having spent almost his entire professional career in that nation, mainly in Segunda División B where he appeared in 212 games over the course of one full decade.

Hernández represented Venezuela at the 2004 Copa América.

Club career

Born in Maracay, Hernández begun his football career in Spain with Universidad de Las Palmas CF, as it played in the regional leagues. In the following seasons, also in the country, he played mainly in the third division, successively representing Real Madrid Castilla, CD Tenerife B (fourth) and CD Ourense.

In the 2002 summer Hernández had his first – and only – taste of top flight football, signing with Scottish Premier League side Dundee FC. On 28 August 2004 he closed the scoresheet in a 4–4 draw at Hibernian, as the campaign eventually ended in relegation.

In February 2005, after nearly 100 official appearances, Hernández returned to Spain, signing with second level club Córdoba CF. With this club and Ciudad de Murcia he would collect 15 appearances in the "silver category" in two season halves, after which he returned to the lower leagues in the country.

International career

Hernández made 29 appearances for the Venezuelan national team. He made his debut on 26 July 2003 in a friendly against Nigeria, a 0–1 loss at Watford's Vicarage Road, and was selected for the following year's Copa América, held in Peru.

Personal life

Hernández's younger brother, Daniel, is also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too spent most of his professional career in Spain, and was also a Venezuelan international.

External links

• Jonay Hernández at BDFutbol
• Jonay Hernández at Soccerbase
• Jonay Hernández at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jonay Hernández – FIFA competition record (archived)