Giovanni Hernández
Colombian footballer and manager (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
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.
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Full name | Giovanni Hernández Soto | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1976-06-17) 17 June 1976 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||
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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010 |
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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.[citation needed]