Sergio Bernal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Arturo Bernal Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UNAM Pumas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–2010 | UNAM Pumas | 519 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Puebla (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 530 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Arturo Bernal Hernández[a] also known as "El Puma Mayor" (The Eldest Puma) (born 9 February 1970) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Bernal played as a goalkeeper for Club Universidad Nacional, a Mexico City team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas in 1988 from the UNAM Fuerzas Basicas. He has been champion with Pumas 4 times, in 1991, and was a major part in getting the golden year back to back "bicampeones" in 2004. He was also the team captain. He made his 500th Primera Mexico Division appearance on 21 February 2010. Pumas won the match 1–0 against Atlante FC.
He announced his retirement on 9 December 2010 after 21 years of playing for the UNAM Pumas.[1]
International career
[edit]Bernal participated in the 2001 USA Cup under Hugo Sánchez and had been called by Hugo Sánchez to the Mexico National Team twice but he was unable to play on either occasion because of shoulder and knee injuries.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- Fuerzas Básicas del Pumas – (México)
- Pumas – (México)
- Correcaminos UAT – (México)
- Puebla F.C. – (México)
Honours
[edit]Pumas
- Campeón de Liga (México): 1990–91
- Campeón Clausura (México): 2004, 2009
- Campeón Apertura (México): 2004
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernal and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sergio Bernal colgó los guantes" [Sergio Bernal hung up his gloves] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 9 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- Sergio Bernal at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Liga MX players
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Mexican men's footballers
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