Giovanni Hernández
Hernández playing for Junior in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Playmaker | ||
| 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 | 57 | (2) |
| 1996–1999 | Independiente Medellín | 111 | (20) |
| 2000–2003 | Deportivo Cali | 132 | (30) |
| 2003–2006 | Colón de Santa Fe | 124 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Colo-Colo | 39 | (13) |
| 2008–2012 | Junior | 153 | (33) |
| 2013–2014 | Independiente Medellín | 46 | (5) |
| 2014 | Uniautónoma | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2009 | Colombia | 46 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Uniautónoma | ||
| 2016 | Real Cartagena | ||
| 2016 | Junior | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010 |
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Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [xjoˈβannj herˈnandeθ soˈto]; born 17 June 1976), is a Colombian football manager and former player. He was formerly manager of Uniautónoma, Real Cartagena and Junior.
Before his career as a coach, he was famous for his technical ability to create plays, and ability to create goals out of free kicks.
Giovanni Hernández made his professional debut at the age of 17 with Once Caldas. 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.
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.
In the second half of 2003, Hernández was sold to Argentine club Colón de Santa Fe. There he scored a goal and made an assist in his debut game. He quickly became one of the favorites in the Argentine league reaching a total of 12 goals that season. He played in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lacklustre performance, not scoring a single goal.
Before the beginning of the 2007 Apertura in Chile, Giovanni joined Chilean club Colo-Colo. He was a vital part of the team that would eventually won the championship. Giovanni was the second leading scoring of the team with 7 goals. After a three-year absence from the Colombian national team, Giovanni was recalled for the match against Mexico in August 22.
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