Henry Edimar Hernández Cruz (born 4 January 1985) is a

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professional football player, who plays as a

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Club career

Hernández started his career at

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, before joining Águila with whom he would stay for four years. With the team of

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Hernández won the Clausura 2006 final against FAS (4–2 victory). He left them for signed with

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for whom he played in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. In 2011 Hernández signed with Alianza a two-year contract, and after a successful season with

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. With Alianza Hernández won the Clausura 2011 final against FAS (2–1 victory). In 2012 Hernández signed with Isidro Metapán, with the team of Santa Ana won numerous national league titles: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 and Apertura 2014, but he also lost the final of the Clausura 2015 against Santa Tecla. After losing his position in the goal gradually, Hernández left the club in 2016. In July 2016, Hernández signed with Dragón for the Apertura 2016 tournament. With Dragón he played in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, but Dragón was eliminated in the group stage. Hernández signed with

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for the Clausura 2018 tournament. With the coconut team he had a very regular performance, however, the team ended up fighting the descent. Hernández signed with Chalatenango for the Apertura 2018 tournament. During his stay in Chalatenango, he has been taken into account again by the coach

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for matches with El Salvador in the

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. Following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Hernández had his contract with the club terminated. In August 2019, Hernández signed with newly-promoted club CD El Vencedor. He made 15 appearances in the Apertura campaign before leaving the club in December 2019. Following his short stint with El Vencedor, Hernández moved abroad, signing with

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n club

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 19 January 2020, keeping a

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in a 1-0 victory over

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International career

Hernández played for his country at different age levels and made his senior debut for

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in an October 2007

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against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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. He was a non-playing squad member at the

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. Also he was a squad member at the

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and

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. Hernández was included in the El Salvador squad for the 2019 Gold Cup. He appeared in all three group stage matches as El Salvador failed to advance to the next round.

Honours

Player

Club

; C.D. Águila * Primera División ** Champion: Clausura 2006 ** Runners-up: Apertura 2003 ;

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club is the second-oldest in El Salvador and was founded as Tecún Umán on September 17, 1923, by a gr ...

* Primera División ** Runners-up: Clausura 2009 ;

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* Primera División ** Champion: Clausura 2011 ; A.D. Isidro Metapán * Primera División ** Champion: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 ** Runners-up: Clausura 2015

Career statistics

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Henry 1985 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football goalkeepers Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. Águila footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Atlético Balboa footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players