Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

A talented all-around midfielder, 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

He got 65 caps and 5 goals for the

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between 1988 and 1998,Mexico record international footballers
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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

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, but he was best known for the

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second-round game in which he cleared a shot from

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, 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

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, in which Bulgaria goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov saved Bernal's attempt.

Honours

Puebla *

Mexican Primera División The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...

: 1989–90 *

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: 1987–88, 1989–90 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

: 1990 Pachuca *

: 1999

Career statistics

International goals

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernal, Marcelino 1962 births Living people Footballers from Nayarit Sportspeople from Tepic, Nayarit Association football midfielders Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Cruz Azul footballers Club Puebla players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players C.F. Pachuca players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Liga MX players