| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rosendo Hernández González | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-03-11)11 March 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 2006(2006-08-03) (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenisca | |||
| Mensajero | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1943–1944 | Atlético Aviación | 0 | (0) |
| 1944–1950 | Español | 129 | (52) |
| 1950–1952 | Zaragoza | 43 | (22) |
| 1952–1953 | Las Palmas | 19 | (7) |
| 1953–1954 | Escoriaza | 19 | (6) |
| Total | 210 | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1962–1963 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1963–1964 | Córdoba | ||
| 1964 | Elche | ||
| 1965 | Betis | ||
| 1966–1967 | Lleida | ||
| 1970 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1971 | Zaragoza | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rosendo Hernández González (11 March 1922 – 3 August 2006) was a Spanishfootballforward andmanager.
Born inSanta Cruz de La Palma,Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Hernández started playing football with localCanary Islands clubsSD Tenisca andCD Mensajero. At the end of theSpanish Civil War he joinedCultural y Deportiva Leonesa, followed by a move toAtlético Madrid which he never represented officially.
From1950 to1952, Hernández competed almost exclusively inLa Liga (the exception being the1950–51 season inSegunda División), representingRCD Español andReal Zaragoza and amassing totals of 143 games and 62 goals. After retiring inAragon with SD Escoriaza he went into management, working in the top flight withCórdoba CF,Elche CF,Real Betis – he split the1964–65 campaign between the two clubs, being in charge for only ten matches combined – and Las Palmas; he died at the age of 84 in his hometown.[1]
Hernández gained fourcaps for theSpain national team, during one year and four months. He was selected to the squad that competed at the1950 FIFA World Cup, appearing in the tournament against theUnited States (3–1 win, first group stage) andSweden (1–3 loss, second group phase).[2]