Hermidio Barrantes Cascante (born 2 September 1964 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football

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Club career

He made his senior debut for Puntarenas on 20 November 1983 against RamonenseHermidio a plena luz (incl. Bio)
- Al Día and also played for Herediano, Cartaginés and Santa Bárbara before joining Deportivo Saprissa as their second goalkeeper behind José Francisco Porras, after an injury ruled out regular starting goalie

Erick Lonnis Erick Lonnis Bolaños (born 9 September 1965 in San José) is a retired Costa Rican football goalkeeper who played during the 1990s and early 2000s. Club career Lonnis made his debut in the Costa Rica Premier Division for Cartaginés on 22 J ...

. He finished his career at Limonense and played 396 matches in the Costa Rica Premier Division.

International career

Barrantes made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1989

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against

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and has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the national team that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in

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and featured in the final of the squad's four games played. He was understudy to Luis Conejo in the three group games, but Conejo's injury allowed Barrantes to step in against Czechoslovakia. He was blamed by some fans for Costa Rica's heavy defeat and received death threats on his return home. He also played at the

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and

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s as well as at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the

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.Copa América 1997
- RSSSF He played his final international on February 20, 2000 against

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Personal life

Barrantes is married to Ana Cristina Baltodano and the couple have three sons: Hermidio, Diego Andrés and Carlos Daniel. They live in

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. After retiring, he worked for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE ) in the Department of Business Services.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrantes, Hermidio 1964 births Living people People from Puntarenas Men's association football goalkeepers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1997 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Puntarenas F.C. players C.S. Herediano footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Deportivo Saprissa players