| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hermidio Barrantes Cascante | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-09-02)2 September 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas,Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1991 | Puntarenas | ||
| 1992–1994 | Herediano | ||
| 1994–1998 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1998–1999 | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 1999–2000 | Saprissa | ||
| 2000–2002 | Limonense | ||
| Total | 396 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1989–2000 | Costa Rica | 38 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2014 | |||
Hermidio Barrantes Cascante (born 2 September 1964 in Puntarenas[1]) is a retired Costa Ricanfootballgoalkeeper.
He made his senior debut for Puntarenas on 20 November 1983 againstRamonense[2] and also played for Herediano, Cartaginés and Santa Bárbara[3] before joining Deportivo Saprissa as their second goalkeeper behindJosé Francisco Porras, after an injury ruled out regular starting goalieErick Lonnis.[4] He finished his career at Limonense and played 396 matches in the Costa Rica Premier Division.[5]
Barrantes made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1989friendly match againstPoland[6] and has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 12FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and was part of the national team that played in the1990 FIFA World Cup held inItaly and featured in the final of the squad's four games played. He was understudy toLuis Conejo in the three group games, but Conejo's injury allowed Barrantes to step in against Czechoslovakia. He was blamed by some fans for Costa Rica's heavy defeat and received death threats on his return home.[8]
He also played at the1991 and1997 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup[10] and the1997 Copa América.[11]
He played his final international on February 20, 2000 againstTrinidad & Tobago.
Barrantes is married to Ana Cristina Baltodano and the couple have three sons: Hermidio, Diego Andrés and Carlos Daniel. They live inDesamparados. After retiring, he worked for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE ) in the Department of Business Services.[2]
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