Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

A talented all-around midfielder who was able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his club career with Puebla and Toluca. He won two championships: Puebla in 1990 and Pachuca in 1999. He ended his top-flight career with UNAM in 2001.

International career

Bernal got 65 caps and 5 goals for the Mexico national team between 1988 and 1998,[1] and he participated at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Bernal's career developed at a relatively late stage, and he earned 58 of his 65 caps at the age of 30 or older. At the 1994 World Cup he scored a goal in the game against Italy, but he was best known for the Mexico-Bulgaria second-round game in which he cleared a shot from Krasimir Balakov, but in doing so, he fell on the net and snapped the post, causing the goal to cave in. An eight-minute delay was needed to install a new net and play resumed. Mexico would eventually lose in a penalty shootout, in which Bulgaria goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov saved Bernal's attempt.

Managerial career

Bernal managed the Guerreros de Hermosillo in 2010.[2][3]

Honours

Puebla

Pachuca

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 March 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  CIS 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2 6 December 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–0 11–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 7–0
4 8–0
5 28 June 1994 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Italy 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ^ Mexico record international footballers
  2. ^ "Marcelino Bernal dirigirá a Guerreros FC". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 8 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ Arredondo, José Francisco (8 January 2010). "Guerreros de Hermosillo a diez años de su desaparición; una discreta historia en la Liga de Ascenso". Grada Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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