Francisco Éver Hernández Rodríguez (born December 11, 1958) is a retired
football
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player from
El Salvador
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who represented his country at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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in
Spain
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.
Club career
Hernández began his career playing for hometown club
C.D Santiagueño with whom he won a domestic league title in 1980 but he left them after relegation for
C.D. FAS, winning another championship in 1984. He also clinched the top goalscorer award in 1984 with 17 goals. He retired early at only 28 years, after a final league season with
Alianza.
International career
He became a hero after scoring a historical goal against
Mexico
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to qualify
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
to the
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national footbal ...
.
Hernández scored 13 goals for the
El Salvador national football team
The El Salvador national football team (), known as ("the National Team"), represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol ().
The national team's first match was played in Septemb ...
from 1976 to 1985. He has represented his country in 11
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
matches.
Retirement
After his career, Hernández moved to the United States in 1991 to become a car salesman in Los Angeles. He is married and has three children.
Honours
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Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
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: 2
:: 1980, 1984
References
External links
Biography- La Tribuna
1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Usulután Department
Men's association football forwards
Salvadoran men's footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
C.D. FAS footballers
Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
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