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 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2 | 6 December 1992 | Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
External links
- Marcelino Bernal at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ^ Mexico record international footballers
- ^ "Marcelino Bernal dirigirá a Guerreros FC". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 8 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ 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.