Colombian footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is
Morales .
Jorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales (born 18 June 1971) is a retired Colombian football defender . He played 56 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2001.[ 1]
Playing career
Bermúdez played at the club level for several teams in Colombia including Deportes Quindío , América de Cali , Deportivo Quevedo , Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Santa Fe . He started his career with Deportes Quindio which was also the team he finished his career with 17 years later.
Bermúdez also played for a number of clubs outside Colombia including Benfica (Portugal), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Olympiakos Pireus (Greece), Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) and Barcelona Guayaquil (Ecuador).
During his time with Boca Juniors he won a number of major titles including the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 2000 and three league titles (Ap 1998 ,
Cl 1999 & Ap 2000 ).
He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and went on to play 56 times for the full international squad including appearances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and in three editions of the Copa América in 1995 ,[ 2] 1997 [ 3] 1999 .[ 4]
Later and coaching career
After retiring, Bermúdez managed Depor Jamundí , Deportivo Pasto and América de Cali .
In September 2010, Bermúdez was appointed manager of the Argentine 2nd division side Defensa y Justicia .[ 5] [ 6]
Bermúdez worked as a TV-pundit and commentator at ESPN for a few years, before he was appointed sporting director of Atlético Huila on 6 December 2016.[ 7] Atlético Huila after the coach was fired.[ 8] [ 9]
In December 2019, Bermúdez was back in football, when he was appointed as a member of Boca Juniors Soccer Council, led by newly appointed vice-president Juan Román Riquelme .[ 10]
Club statistics
Source:[ 11]
International goals
Honours
América de Cali
Boca Juniors
Olympiacos
Individual
South American Team of the Year:[ 12]
References
^ rsssf: Colombia record international footballers Archived 30 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine ^ rsssf: Copa América 1995 ^ rsssf: Copa América 1997 ^ rsssf: Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine ^ El "Patrón" Bermúdez, nuevo entrenador de Defensa y Justicia , infobae.com, 21 September 2010^ Jorge Bermúdez fue despedido de Defensa y Justicia del ascenso argentino , futbolred.com, 23 November 2010^ Jorge Bermúdez dejó Espn para ‘pegarse la rodadita’ en el Huila , pulzo.com, 6 December 2016^ Jorge 'el Patrón' Bermúdez es el nuevo técnico del Atlético Huila , canalrcn.com, 22 May 2017^ Jorge «El Patrón» Bermudez No Va Más Con Atlético Huila , huilasports.com, 12 June 2017^ Jorge Bermúdez, el líder del consejo de fútbol de Boca Juniors , colombia.as.com, 23 December 2019^ "Jorge Bermúdez" .^ "South American Team of the Year" .
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