Giovanni Hernández
Hernández playing for Junior in 2010
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Hernández Soto
Date of birth (1976-06-17) 17 June 1976
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1993 Boca Juniors de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Once Caldas 28 (11)
1995–1996 América de Cali 68 (6)
1996–1999 Independiente Medellín 111 (20)
2000–2003 Deportivo Cali 146 (32)
2003–2006 Colón de Santa Fe 124 (14)
2007–2008 Colo-Colo 39 (13)
2008–2012 Junior 203 (52)
2013–2014 Independiente Medellín 46 (5)
2014 Uniautónoma 11 (0)
Total 781 (154)
International career‡
1995–2009 Colombia 46 (5)
Managerial career
2015 Uniautónoma
2016 Real Cartagena
2016 Junior
2018–2023 Atlético
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América
Winner2001 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010

Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈβanj eɾˈnandes ˈsoto]; born 17 June 1976), is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Atlético F.C. in the Colombian Categoría Primera B, and formerly managed Uniautónoma, Real Cartagena and Junior.

Before his career as a coach, he played as a midfielder and was famous for his technical skills and ability to create chances as a playmaker, as well as his penchant for setting-up goals from free kicks.

Club career

Early career

Giovanni Hernández made his professional debut at the age of 17 with Once Caldas in 1993.[1] In 1995, he played for América de Cali and he scored 5 goals during this season. He continued playing for the club during the 1996 Copa Libertadores where he scored 2 goals. He played for Independiente Medellín during 1998. At the end of that year, he was signed by Deportivo Cali.

Deportivo Cali

He played for Deportivo Cali in the 1999 Copa Libertadores as a substitute, but after a few goals he became a starter for the 2001 season, where he scored 13 goals.

Colón

In the second half of 2003, Hernández was sold to Argentine club Colón de Santa Fe. In his debut match on 12 August, he scored a free kick goal and made an assist, in a 3-1 victory against Velez Sarsfield as part of the first stage of the 2003 Copa Sudamericana.[2][3] He quickly became one of the favorites in the Argentine league reaching a total of 12 goals that season.

Colo-Colo

On 15 January 2007, Hernandez joined Chilean club Colo-Colo on a one-year contract with a transfer fee of $800,000.[4][5] He was brought in to replace the 2006 South American Player of the Year, Matías Fernández, and was handed the prestigious #10 jersey. He was a vital part of the team that would eventually win the 2007 Apertura championship, being the second top scoring of the team with 7 goals. Colo-Colo also won the 2007 Clausura, with Hernandez being part of the squad, and scoring 6 goals.

At the end of the year, Colo-Colo's president wanted him to stay at the club, but Hernandez told the press, "I asked for a Coca-Cola, but I got water with gas" meaning that he had certain terms that he asked for, but the club could not meet them.[6]

Junior

After receiving offers from Barcelona of Ecuador and Necaxa of Mexico,[7][6][8] in January 2008, the midfielder went back to Colombia to play for Junior de Barranquilla, signing a three-year contract and becoming the most expensive transfer made by the team at that time.[9] When Hernandez arrived, Junior were close to being relegated, because the team had very poor 2006 and 2007 seasons. Junior also had a poor 2008 Apertura season, failing to qualify for the playoffs, but in the 2008 Finalizacion, with the help of Hernandez and other new signings, Junior reached the playoffs and avoided relegation as well.

In the 2009 Apertura, he scored 5 goals to help Junior reach the finals, where they lost to Once Caldas. He had a great 2009 Clausura season, scoring nine goals in 15 games, including a streak of five consecutive games scoring.[10] His goals helped Junior make the playoffs, but he failed to score any in the playoffs and Junior eventually missed out on the finals. Junior won the 2010 Apertura, which was his first title with the club.[11] In December 2010, Universitario of the Peruvian Primera División made an offer for him, but Hernandez declined, expressing his desire to stay in Barranquilla.[12] After declining the offer, he signed a two-year contract extension.[13]

In the 2011 Clausura, Junior qualified for the playoffs, and faced Millonarios in the semi-finals. Junior lost the first leg 3-0,[14] but in the second leg Junior came back and won 3-0, with Hernandez scoring the goal to tie the series.[15] He later scored his penalty in the shootout, which Junior won to qualify to the final.[16] In the finals, Junior won the first leg 3-2. In the second leg on 21 December, Once Caldas won 2-1 and tied the series, sending the game into penalties. He assisted Carlos Bacca's goal and scored his penalty in the shootout to win his second title with Junior.[17][18]

In December 2012, Hernandez told Junior's president that he wished to stay at the club and renovate his contract for two more years. However, the club only gave him the option to renovate his contract for one year, and he left the club that month.[19]

Independiente Medellin

On 20 December 2012, he returned to Independiente Medellín, the club he played for from 1996 to 1999.[20]

In September 2013, he had an argument with manager Pedro Sarmiento after being subbed off early in a loss against Boyaca Chico and not being included in the squad in the following match against Atlético Nacional. However, everything was settled quickly and he resumed training within a few days.[21] At the end of the 2014 Apertura, Hernandez left the club.

Uniautonoma

In June 2014, Hernandez joined Uniautónoma for the 2014 Finalizacion tournament.[22]

International career

Hernández was called up to the Colombia national team for the 2001 Copa América, which they won. Colombia did not qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup but did qualify for the 2003 Confederations Cup where he was called up again. Giovanni scored 3 goals in 5 games and he was considered one of the best players of the tournament. He played in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lacklustre performance, not scoring a single goal.

After a three-year absence from the Colombia national team, Giovanni was recalled for the match against Mexico on 22 August 2007.[23]

Personal life

In September 2010, it was reported that Hernandez failed to pay approximately 865,000 pesos ($215,000 dollars) to the Argentine government while he was playing for Colon in 2005.[24]

Career statistics

International goals

Giovanni Hernández: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 July 2001Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia Peru2–03–0Copa America 2001
220 June 2003Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France New Zealand3–13–1Confederations Cup
322 June 2003Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France Japan0–10–1Confederations Cup
428 June 2003Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France Turkey1–11–2Confederations Cup
530 April 2008Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga, Colombia Venezuela3–25–2Exhibition game

Honours

América de Cali

Colo-Colo

Junior

Colombia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández el "Príncipe" rojiblanco". golgolgol.net. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández es el nuevo ídolo de la afición 'tiburona'". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Colón de Santa Fe - Vélez Sarsfield 3:1 (Copa Sudamericana 2003, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández es nuevo jugador de Colo Colo". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 15 January 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ↑ "El colombiano Giovanni Hernández es nuevo refuerzo del Colo-Colo". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). 15 January 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  6. 1 2 "Giovanni Hernández admite principio de acuerdo con Necaxa de México". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  7. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández vuelve a ser prioridad para toreros". El Universo (in Spanish). 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  8. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández está muy cerca del Necaxa". www.colombia.com. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  9. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández nuevo jugador de Atlético Junior". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  10. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández » Primera A 2009 Clausura". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  11. ↑ "Junior superó 3-1 a Equidad, se coronó campeón y obtuvo su sexta estrella". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  12. ↑ "Universitario de Perú está a la espera de Giovanni Hernández". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  13. ↑ "Giovanni Hernandez se queda en el Atletico Junior". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  14. ↑ "Lo goleó 3-0 en El Campín: ¡Junior, Millonarios tu papá!". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  15. ↑ "Atlético Junior - Millonarios 5:4 (Primera A 2011 Clausura Play-offs, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  16. ↑ "Junior venció a Millonarios y se clasificó a la final del fútbol profesional". Semana.com (in Spanish). 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  17. ↑ "Junior tu papa". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  18. ↑ "Junior venció a Once Caldas y se consagró campeón". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  19. ↑ ""Quiero seguir dos años y Junior solo me ofrece uno": Giovanni Hernández". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  20. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández es el nuevo refuerzo del Independiente Medellín". RPP (in Spanish). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  21. ↑ "¿Cuál será la suerte de Giovanni Hernández?". Semana.com (in Spanish). 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  22. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández, nuevo futbolista de Uniautónoma". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  23. ↑ "Castrillon's goal lifts Colombia over Mexico 1-0 in exhibition". The Denver Post. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  24. ↑ "Giovanni Hernández, objeto de petición de Fisco argentino para que lo capturen". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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