Osmín Hernández Hernández (born 15 July 1972) is a

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Club career

Hernández played his entire career for local side

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, except for half a season in Germany with

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, when then Cuban leader

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approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season. He also had a trial with

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along with compatriot Lázaro Darcourt in 1998, only for a Cuban official to prevent them to sign professional terms. Then, he had a season in the Norwegian third tier with Fløy alongside another Cuban, Serguei Prado. Back in Cuba, he was the league's top goalscorer in 1996 and 1997.

International career

One of the leading players of the Cuban team during the 1990s, he made his international debut for

in 1995 and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 12 goals. He represented his country in 18

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matches (1 goal) and was a non-playing squad member at the

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- RSSSF His final international was a June 2004 World Cup qualification match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''

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* * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Men's association football midfielders Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players FC Pinar del Río players Bonner SC players Flekkerøy IL players Cuban expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Norway {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub